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It  is  Many  Times  Lapgep  Than  Any  Other  Stock  Food  Factory  In  the  World. 

This  shows  (he  New  Factory  Building  purchased  in  1903  by  "INTERNATIONAL  STOCK  FOOD  COMPANY",  and  now  occupied  as  a 
permanent  home  for  this  business  oi  such  wonderful  growth  under  (he  management  of  the  sole  proprietor,  M.  W.  Savage.  The  building 
is  built  of  stone  and  brick,  and,  with  the  grounds  of  five  acres,  cost  over  $400,000.  It  contains  777,600  feet  of  business  space, 
or  16  acres  of  floor  space.  The  main  tower  is  240  feet  high  and  commands  the  finest  view  of  Minneapolis,  as  the  building 
is  located  on  a  high  bluff  overlooking  the  famous  St.  Anthony  Falls,  and  almost  in  the  center  of  the  city,  with  a  beautiful 
park,  extending  from  building  to  the  Mississippi  river.  You  are  invited  to  call  at  the  factory  and  '^-.  passenger  elevator 
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world.  It  is  steam  heateid  and  is  lighted  by  our  own  electric  light  plant,  power  for  which  is  furnished  by  SOO-horse-power 
boilers.  Our  main  office  is  60  feet  wide  by  360  feet  long.  "We  employ  over  400  people,  spend  $300,000  every  year  for  adver- 
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"  '  '        '     abuilding  they  have  an  engraving  of  the  entire  block  and  claim  it  as  their  factorv. 

It  surely  follows  that  any  firm  that  will  deliberately  make  false  representations  about  the  size  of  their  factory,  etc.,  will 
also  cheat  and  defraud  you  by  putting  out  cheap  and  worthless  goods. 

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or  Poultry,  combined  with  a  short  history  of  each  breed.  It  also  contains  a  reliable,  practical  and  fiiK-ly 
illustrated  veterinary  department  that  will  give  you  complete  information  in  regard  to  many  accidents 
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Hopso  Department ........ pag-e      1 

Cattlo  Department pag-e    44 

Veterinary  Department pag-e  1 20 


Hog  Department page    70 

Sheep  Department pag-e    94 

Poultry  Department page  142 


A  Very  Bi^h  Type  of  llie  American  Trotter  and  Pacer 


DAN    PATCH    1:56X 

CHAMPION    HARNESS.    HORSE    OF    THE    WORLD 

Purchased  tar  $«0,000  In  Fall  aff  ItOS 

^  This  is  a  Photograph  of  the  Great  Dan  Patch  Ready  to  Race  and  M.  E.  McHenry  Up. 

Dan  Patch  was  sired  by  Joe  Patchcn  2:01 '/i  by  Patchen  Wilket  by  George  Wilkes.  His  dam  was  by  Wilkesberry 
2:30by  Young  Jim  by  George  Wilkes.  Second  dam  by  Pacing  Abdallah  by  Alexander's  Abdallah.  Joe  Patchen 
dam  by  Joe  Young  by  Star-of-the-West  by  Vermont  Blackhawk.  Wilkesberry's  dam  by  American  Clay  and  his 
second  dam  by  Cassius  M.  Clay,  Jr.  Dan  Patch  is  an  inbred  Wilkes  and  individually  of  great  and  beautiful  con- 
formation. Instudconditionhe  will  weigh  about  1,200  pounds.  His  disposition  is  perfect  and  he  can  be  driven 
by  a  lady  in  any  large  city  as  he  is  atasolutely  fearless  of  street  cars,  fire  engines,  automobiles,  brass  bands,  etc.,  etc. 
Dan  is  a  great  favorite  of  the  ladies  and  children  because  he  is  so  kind  at  all  times.  Wherever  he  is  shown 
thousands  of  people  flock  to  see  him  and  he  enjoys  it  as  well  as  they  enjoy  seeing  him.  His  colts  are  large,  kind 
and  speedy  and  there  is  no  question  but  what  he  will  be  one  of  the  greatest  sires  that  the  world  has  ever  seen. 
Many  of  his  colts  have  commanded  a  price  of  $1,000  to  $1,500  at  one  day  of  age.  Dan  Patch  was  purchased  by 
International  Stock  Pood  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  for  $60,000  and  is  one  of  the  leading  sires  on  their  International 
Stock  Food  Farm,  located  12  miles  from  Minneapolis.  If  you  desire  to  breed  to  this  great  horse  or  if  you  desire  to 
purchase  one  of  his  colts  write  to  International  Stock  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  or  to  M.  W.  Savage. 


THE  HORSE.-HIS  ORIGIN. 

Ancient  history  is  not  old  enough  to  give  an  account 
of  the  time  when  the  horse  was  first  made  the  servant 
of  man.  In  the  most  ancient  writings  the  horse  is 
never  mentioned  ia  a  wild  state,  but  always  in  connec- 
tion with  man,  his  master.  His  native  land  is  gener- 
ally conceded  to  be  among  the  hill  and  plain  regions  in 
tropical  Asia.  In  sacred  writings  the  horse  is  first 
mentioned  in  the  time  of  Joseph  in  Egypt.  During  the 
time  of  Moses  horses  were  used  in  the  wars.  This  ani- 
mal has  always  been  of  the  greatest  impcrtance  to  man. 
Between  ancient  and  modem  times  the  Arabs  bestowed 
^the  greatest  care  io  regarc}  to  bis  breedias.  and  gave 


him  very  kind  and  intelligent  care.  They  treated  their 
horses  as  companions  and  held  them  in  their  highest 
esteem.  They  soon  bred  a  race  of  horses  of  high  intel- 
ligence, and  of  great  speed  and  endurance.  The  Arabs 
furnished  the  foundation  blood  for  our  English  and 
American  thoroughbreds.  The  Arabs  first  established 
pedigrees  and  they  guarded  the  purity  of  the  animals 
as  almost  sacred.  Breeders  of  to-day  are  following 
their  example  in  regard  to  purity  of  blood,  and,  we 
trust,  also  in  kind  treatment.  It  is  undoubtedly  true 
that  the  perfect  development  of  this  noble  animal  re- 
quires kind  treatment  in  all  details.  The  brutal  trainer 
is  a  relic  of  the  past,  and  kindness  is  becoming  more  and 
more  a  necessary  attribute  of  the  successful  horseman. 


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ENdPEPT.  INTERNATIONAL  FOOPe; 


ABDALLAH THE  SIRE  OF  RYSDYK'S  HAMBLETONiAN. 

Abdallah  was  sired  by  Mambrino  who  was  sired  by  Imported  Messenger.    He  was  a  baj  horse  with  a  powerfn 
back,  Btrong  loins  and  quarters.    He  was  a  good  mover  but  did  not  have  much  harness  work  as  he  was  ridden  a 
great  deal  under  saddle.  He  was  foaled  in  1823  and  died  of  starvation  and  neglect .  on  a  Long  Island  beach , in  the  Fall 
of  1854.  Abdallah  did  not  have  any  chance  as  a  sire  but  three  of  his  get  trotted  in  2 :30  or  better.  These  were  Sir  Walter, 
O'Blennis  and  Frank  Forester.  Abdallah  had  glory  enough  for  one  stallion  in  being  sire  of  Eysdyk's  Hambletonian 


HAMBLETONIAN. 

The  descendants  of  this  horse  have  raised  the  trotting 
horse  to  his  highest  perfection.  In  him  we  have  the 
blood  of  Messenger  and  Bellfounder  united.  While  the 
three  horses  are  often-  mentioned  as  being  different 
breeds,  yet  the  pedigrees  are  very  closely  interwoven, 
and  they  are  simply  representatives  of  the  same  family, 
and  the  pedigree  of  Hambletonian  runs  back  directly  to 
Imported  Messenger.  Eysdyk's  Hambletonian  has  be- 
come the  most  noted  as  a  sire  of  marvelous  speed,  and 
also  that  his  descendants  were  able  to  transmit  great 
speed  to  their  offspring.  The  history  of  this  one  division 
of  the  trotting  family  would  require  a  large  book.  One 
thing  very  sure  is  that  where  yon  find  great  speed,  you 
will  find  the  blood  of  Imported  Messenger,  Imported 
Bellfounder,  and  Hambletonian  in  liberal  proportions. 
When  you  trace  the  breeding  of  the  Bashaws,  Clays, 
Morgans.  Hambletonians,  Blackhawks,  Mambrinos, 
Pilots,  Blue  Bulls,  American  Stars,  etc.,  you  will  find 
that  their  pedigrees  cross  and  re-cross,  and  you  will 
finally  arrive  at  the  conclusion  that  all  of  these  horse* 
are  more  or  less  related,  and  that  they  virtually  are 
representative  of  the  same  family,  with  the  blood  dis- 
tributed in  a  little  different  proportion  in  each  one. 
The  one  horse  which  stands  pre-eminent  as  the  foanda- 
tion  of  our  trotters  is  Imported  Messenger. 

We  will  appreciate  your  testimonial  for  "Interna- 
tional Stock  Pood"  at  any  time.  It  will  help  other 
stnckmpn. 


SPIED  PRODUCERS. 

Our  greatest  trotters  have  descended  from  Imported 
Mespenger  and  Imported  Bellfounder  and  down  through 
Hambletonian. 

The  original  pource  of  our  best  blood  was  in  Imported 
Messenger,  whose  descendants  have  become  noted 
throughout  our  country.  Messenger  was  inbred  and 
combined  the  richest  blood  of  English  race  horses  with 
the  pure  Arabian  blood,  which  has  been  carefully  bred 
for  hundreds  of  years.  Imported  Bellfounder  was  not 
a  pure  thoroughbred,  yet  he  was  a  wonderful  performer 
at  the  trotting  gait  for  his  day.  In  1820,  he  trotted  two 
miles  in  six  minutes,  and  the  next  year  be  trotted  nine 
miles  in  twenty-nine  minutes  and  thirty-eight  seconds. 

TROTTING  HORSES. 

The  breeding  of  trotting  horses  has  become  a  great 
and  rapidly  growing  branch  of  horse  development. 
Trotters  are  now  separated  into  many  families,  but 
while  they  are  different  in  appearance  and  names,  yet 
their  pedigrees  are  so  thoroughly  interwoven  that  they 
are  all  closely  or  remotely  related. 


$1,000  CASH  GUARANTEE. 

We  hereby  agree  to  pay  any  one  $1 ,000  la  Cash 
if  our  testimonials  are  not  genuine.-  We  have 
thousands  more  on  file  In  our  office. 

INTERNATIONAL  STOCK  FOOD  CO., 

Minneapolis,  Minn.,  U.  S.  A. 


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MAMBRINO.....SIRE  OF  ABDALLAH. 


Mambrino  was  the  sire  of  Abdallah  and  was  a  bay  horse  sired  by  the  celebrated  Imported  Messenger.  He  was 
foaled  in  1807,  and  his  dam  was  a  thoroughbred  mare  sired  by  Imported  Sour  Crout.  Mambrino  was  a  horse  of 
lofty  style  and  good  action.  He  was  noted  as  a  sire  of  good  trotters  and  horses  of  great  worth  for  breeding. 
Being  a  sire  at  such  an  early  date  his  colts  had  but  very  little  advantage  of  regular  training.  His  greatness  as  a 
eiie  must  be  acknowledged  by  the  qualities  of  his  descendants. 


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FINE  THING  FOR  TROTTING  HORSES. 

Wheaton,    Illinois. 
Dbab  Sies  :— I  have  nsed  "International  Stock  Food" 

In  my  stables  with  the  very  best  of  results.  I  am  a 
trainer  of  trotting  horses,  and  think  everyone  should 
know  the  merits  of  your  feed.  N.  BELLAND. 

A  FINE  TEAM  OF  DRIVERS  CURED. 

BccK  Geove,  Iowa. 
GewtlEKTETN  :— I  have  a  fine  team  of  matched  bays 
that  I  prize  highly.  The  horse  was  taken  last  October 
with  the  influenza ;  temperature  went  up  to  100  degrees 
by  chemical  thermometer:  would  not  eat  and  lost 
flesh  rapidly.  I  had  no  faith  in  any  "patent  medicine" 
or  secret  preparation  for  man  or  beast,  but  was  induced 
to  try  "International  Stock  Food."  Ho  recovered 
Bpeedily,  and  has  been  well  ever  since-  Three  weeks 
ego  the  mare  contracted  a  severe  cold.  I  fed  her 
"International  Stock  Food"  in  her  feed  for  a  week,  and 
the  cold  disappeared.  As  a  consequence  of  these  ex- 
periments, I  will  hereafter  use  "international  Stock 
Food"  and  recommend  it.         A.  F.  BONNEY,  M.  D. 

^iNTIGORATEsTlHORSEr^^'^''''^'^^ 

Dallas,    Texas. 
Having  used  "International  Stock  Food"  on  my  driv- 
ing horse  this  spring,  I  feel  it  is  just  to  the  Food  to  say 
that  it  is  firBt-class,  indeed,  as  a  health  invigorator. 
H.  A.  MOSELEY,  M.  D. 


SAVES  OATS  OR  CORN. 
_,        _  ,,  Palmer,    Massachusetts, 

JJEae  Sies:— I  have  used  "International  Stock  Food" 
for  my  team  and  it  caused  them  to  make  a  great  gain 
in  flesh  and  they  look  better  in  every  way.  It  is  also  a 
grain  saver.  "International  Stock  Food"  will  do  all 
jou  claim  for  it.  J.  A.  HAMILTON. 

A  SUPERIOR  HORSE  FOOD. 

_  .  Mt.  Pleasant,    Texas. 

Gents:— "international  Stock  Food"  is  the  finest 
preparation  of  its  kind  I  have  ever  used  for  my  horses. 
1  cheerfully  recommend  it  to  all  stock  raisers  as  a 
superior  article  which  will  not  disappoint  them. 

G.  B.  DICKSON.  Sheriff  Titus  Co. 

VETERINARY  SURGEONS  ENDORSE  IT. 

Council  Bluffs,  Iowa. 
"Intemational  Stock  Food"  is  selling  very  fast.  All 
who   try  it  are  much  pleased.    Am  treating  a  good 
many  sick  horses  and  am  feeding  your  food.  I  find  it  very 
reliable  for  ail  kinds  of  stock.    L.  B.  SEBVISS,  V.  8. 

PHYSICIANS  USE  IT  FOR  DRIVERS. 

.     ,      Van  Metee,    Iowa. 
Gents:— I  have  been  feeding  "International  Stock 
Food  '  to  my  driving  horses  this  winter,  and  have  never 
had  them  stand  the  road  as  well,    N.  SUMMER,  M.  D. 


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IMPORTED  MESSENGER. 

The  Original  Source  of  Our  Best  Trotting  and  Pacing  Blood  Was  in  This  Horse. 
He  was  sired  by  Mambrino,  a  gray  iiorse  owned  in  England  and  sired  by  Engineer  by  Sampson  who  traced 
directly  to  Darley  Arabian.  Imported  Messenger  was  a  gray  horse  standing  If). 3  hands, _  He  was  foaled  in  1780  and 
imported  in  1788.  His  dam  was  a  descendant  of  Godolphin  Arabian.  While  owned  in  England  he  started  in 
fourteen  running  races  and  won  eight.  This  famous  thoroughbred  stallion  had  great  vitality  and  a  natural  trot- 
ting gait,  and  this  gait  became  the  established  gait  of  his  descendants.  He  died  in  1808.  Imp.  Messenger  stands 
g re-eminent  as  the  foundation  of  our  trotters  and  pacers.  He  combined  the  richest  blood  of  the  English  race 
orse  with  the  pure  Arabian  blood  which  had  been  carefully  bred  for  hundreds  of  years.  Where  you  find  great 
speed  you  will  find  the  blood  of  the  great  Imp.  Messenger. 


FRENCH  COACH  HORSES. 

These  horses  possess  a  combination  of  Arab,  French 
and  English  thoroughbred  blood.  They  have  been  care- 
fully developed  under  the  direction  of  the  French  gov- 
ernment, and  they  unite  valuable  qualities  of  severs./ 
breeds,  making  a  family  of  large  size,  perfect  symmetry 
and  great  endurance  and  speed.  They  weigh  from  1,100 
to  1,400  pounds,  and  make  very  superior  carriage  teams, 
as  they  are  capable  of  drawing  such  vehicles  at  a  high 
rate  of  speed.  They  are  now  being  extensively  bred  in 
this  country  and  possess  extraordinary  style  combined 
with  many  invaluable  qualities,  as  would  be  expected 
from  horses  descended  from  such  a  noble  ancestry.  Any 
one  wanting  to  breed  coach  or  carriage  horses  should 
carefully  investigate  this  popular  breed. 

THOROUGHBREDS. 

The  English  thoroughbreds  are  horses  of  long  and 
proud  lineage.  These  horses  have  long  been  famous 
for  their  great  speed  and  endurance.  The  foundation 
was  surely  obtained  from  the  Arabian  horses.  The 
Elnglish  are  passionately  fond  of  the  race  and  the  chase 
and  these  horses  have  been  carefully  bred  and  attended. 
Kings  and  nobles  have  put  forth  every  effort  to  improve 
this  animal  which  is  their  pride< 


AMERICAN  THOROUGHBREDS. 

Onr  thoroughbred  ii  a  descendant  of  the  English 
family.  He  is  the  equal  if  not  the  superior  of  his 
ancestors.  The  South  has  a  passion  for  sporti  of  the 
field,  and  it  is  in  this  locality  where  the  American  thor- 
oughbred has  been  developed  to  his  present  perfect  con- 
ditioQ,  and  he  stands  today  unsurpassed  by  any  family 
of  horses  in  the  World.  He  is  noble,  kind  and  intelli- 
gent. Kentucky  and  Tennessee  are  still  far  in  the  lead 
in  the  breeding  of  these  horses,  but  there  are  indica- 
tions that  in  the  North  more  attention  will  be  given  to 
this  famous  breed. 

MUSTANGS  AND  PONIES. 

These  animals  are  of  small  size  and  are  far  from  be- 
ing handsome.  They  are  descendants  of  horses  escaping 
from  the  Spaniards  during  the  conquest  of  Mexico. 
Thoy  have  degenerated  because  of  the  scant  vegetation 
upon  which  they  had  to  subsist.  They  are  of  various 
colors.  Indian  ponies  are  the  product  of  horses  escap- 
ing from  domestication.  Indian  ponies  of  the  North 
and  West  are  larger  than  the  Indian  ponies  and  Mus- 
tangs of  the  Southwest.  Shetland  ponies  are  the 
smallest.  They  are  about  eight  hands  high.  They  have 
^  good  forms,  are  muscuiar,  gentle  and  easily  trained,    j 


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RYSDYK'S  H4MBLET0NIAN  10 THE  KSNG  OF  ALL  SIRES. 

He  founded  our  greatest  family  of  trotting  horses  and  is  entitled  to  be  called  the  King  of  Sires.  He  was  a  bay 
and  sired  by  Abdallah  by  JVlambrino  by  Imported  Messenger.  Ue  was  a  horse  of  great  power,  standing  IS.l'A  at 
withers  and  15.3  at  r  imp.  Foaled  May  5.  ISl'l,  and  died  in  March,  1876.  His  dam,  Chas.  Kent  Mare,  was  sired  by 
Im:)orted  Bellfounder,  2nd  dam  by  Bishop's  Hambletonian,  3rd  dam  by  Imported  Messenger.  The  greatness  of 
Eysdyk's  Hambletonian  was  in  his  being  the  sire  of  marvelous  speed,  for  his  day,  and  also  the  prepotency  of  his 
sons,  daughters  grandsons,  great  grandsons,  etc.  He  earned  over  $300,000  as  a  sire.  He  sired  over  forty  2 :30 
hOTses  and  130  of  his  sons  have  sired  over  1200  horses  inside  the  2 :30  list. 


THE  GREAT  HORSE  FOOD. 

Gaeden  Plain,  Illinois. 
International  Stock  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

SiES:  I  purchased  a  pail  of  "International  Stock 
Food,"  and  have  fed  it  to  all  kinds  of  stock,  and  con- 
sider it  a  very  good  thing;  and  for  puttinghorses  in 
condition  th^t  are  run  down  it  is  the  bast  thing  I  ever 
used,  and  think  that  no  farmer  can  afford  to  be  with- 
out it.  Very  truly  yours,        BERT  J.  PARKER. 


FOR  DRIVERS  AND  DRAFT  HORSES. 

BiNGHAMTON,  NeW  YOEK. 

International  Stock  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen:  — I  have  used  "International  Stock 
Pood  "  during  the  present  summer,  both  in  my  work 
horse  stable  and  also  ia  my  driving  horse  stable.  The 
results  have  been  satisfactory  in  both  cases.  I  am  glad 
to  recommend  "International  Stock  Food"  as  a  thor- 
oughly good  article  for  horses. 

CHAS.  E.  LEE,  Lumber  and  Lime  Dealer, 
200  Chenango  St.,  and  100-150  Eldridge  St. 

PURIFIES  THE  BLOOD. 

Faiefax,  Iowa. 
I  have  UBed  ' '  International  Stock  Food  "  for  my  horses 
that  were  very  much  out  of  condition.  They  were  cov- 
ered with  blotches  from  bad  blood,  and  would  not  eat. 
Soon  after  I  began  feeding  your  food  the  blotches  dis- 
appeared, they  began  to  eat  and  were  soon  in  as  nood 
condition  as  they  over  were.  I  think  it  is  the  best  prep- 
aration of  the  kind  I  have  ever  tried  and  will  not  only 
continue  to  use  it  myself,  but  highly  recommend  it  to 
my  neighbors,  Youra  truly,         J.  (jr.  ^JkHAN. 


EXACTLY  AS  REPRESENTED. 

Hot  Spexngs,  Aekansas. 

Gents:  —  I  have  used  "International  Stock  Food" 

and  your  other  remedies  for  over  two  years,  and  find 

them  exactly  as  represented.    I  recommend  them  to 

horsemen  as  worthy  of  use.  J.  S.  WILSON, 

Proprietor  Valley  Stables. 

HORSES  IN  AWFUL  CONDITION. 

Belle  Centee.  Ohio. 
Gentlemen  :— I  had  two  horses  that  were  covered 
with  some  kind  of  disease  like  itch.  They  were  poor 
and  scabby  and  I  was  ashamed  to  drive  them.  After 
using  two  boxes  of  "International  Stock  Food"  they 
were  entirely  well  and  fat  and  sleek  as  moles.  I  can 
recommend  it  with  perfect  confidence.   S.  W.  OVERLY. 

TESTED  THREE  YEARS  ON  A  STOCK  FARM. 

St.  Paul,  Minnesota. 
Gentlemen:  —  I  have  used  "International  Stock 
Food"  for  the  past  three  years.  I  have  tried  other 
kinds,  but  your  food  gives  the  best  results.  I  freely 
endorse  all  you  claim  in  regard  to  the  merits  of  "Ii»ter- 
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NUTWOOD  600.    RECORD  2:18^ — THE  GREAT  SPEED  SIREr 

Nutwood  was  sired  by  Belmont,  by  Abdallah,  by  Rysdyk's  Hambletonian.  His  dam,  Miss  Russell,  wag  sired 
by  Pilot,  Jr.,  by  Old  Pacing  Pilot.  Nutwood  was  a  dark  chestnut  horse  weighing  1150  lbs.  and  standing  15.1  hands 
at  his  withers  and  16  hands  over  hips.  He  was  bought  by  H.  L.  and  F.  D.  Stout,  of  Dubuque,  Iowa,  for$22,tOO 
in  1882  and  died  in  1896.  As  a  sire  of  2  :^0  performers,  Nutwood  is  now  (1899)  claimed  to  outrank  any  stallion  that 
ever  lived.  Up  to  this  date  he  had  sired  175  horses  with  records  from  2 :06^i  to  2 :30.  In  1898  Nutwood  headed  the 
list  of  stallions  with  sons  who  had  sired  five  or  more  2:30  performers.  Nutwood  had  66.  Geo.  Wilkes  had  56. 
Electioneer  and  Onward  were  tied  for  third  place  with  49  each.  Red  Wilkes  had  38.  Rysdyk's  Hambletonian  had 
36.    AlmothadSO.    Belmont,  29.  ,.  „.     ,        ,^  ,     ^  ,■■<„. 

Nutwood's  sons  had  sired,  up  to  1899,  over  500  horses  inside  the  2:30  list.  His  daughters  had  produced  12d 
standard  performers.  The  direct  family  of  Nutwoods  had  nearly  1,000  horses  in  the  2 :30  list  in  1899.  Nutwood  was 
a  very  successful  race  horse  and  got  his  record  in  1879.  This  was  very  fast  time  for  that  date.  His  remarkable  suc- 
cess in  stud  is  proven  by  the  fact  that  he  was  the  only  horse  ever  able  to  make  seasons  at  the  enormous  fee  of  $1,000^ 


THE  CLYDESDALE. 

This  is  an  English-Scotch  breed,  of  large  bone  and 
substance  and  great  power.  This  breed  is  being  crossed 
on  common  stock  in  this  country,  and  the  result  is  a 
valuable  horse,  weighing  from  1,100  to  1,600  pounds  and 
capable  of  hauling  large  loads.  The  pure  stockis  more 
especially  heavy  draft  horses,  but  when  properly  mated 
the  result  is  a  good  all-round  farm  horse  of  gentle  dis- 
position. The  Clydesdale  has  a  mild  eye,  with  the  fore- 
head broad  between  the  eyes.  The  ears  are  long,  jaw 
broad  and  stong,  nostrils  large.  As  the  neck  swells  to 
the  shoulder  it  has  large  development  of  muscle  on  top. 
The  breast  is  broad  and  full ;  from  the  arm  to  the  knee 
the  leg  is  long,  and  from  knee  to  fetlock  it  is  short.  The 
knees  are  large.  The  leg  is  inclined  to  be  covered  with 
long  hair  below  the  knee.  The  back  is  of  medium 
length,  but  generally  strong.  The  body  is  round  and 
well  ribbed.  The  quarters  are  broad,  thighs  large  and 
muscular,  backs  clean  and  well  developed ;  lower  part 
of  limbs  are  flat,  showing  good  development  in  muscles 
and  tendons.  The  hoof  s  are  large  and  tough.  The  color 
ia  generally  brown.  This  valuable  breed  has  many  ad- 
mirers who  never  tire  of  extolling  their  good  qualities. 


THE  PERCHERON. 

Animals  of  this  draft  breed  are  surprising  travelers 
for  horses  of  their  size.  The  Percheron  has  a  slightly 
dished  face,  showing  great  intelligence.  The  head  is  of 
medium  length  and  wide  between  the  eyes.  The  neck 
is  arched  and  muscular ;  the  back  is  short  and  strong ; 
body  round  and  close  ribbed .  The  hind-quarters  are 
broad  and  strong,  the  shoulders  very  muscular.  Lower 
part  of  legs  hairy ;  hoofs  are  hard  and  free  from  disease. 
The  general  height  is  from  fifteen  to  sixteen  hands. 
The  general  color  is  gray  and  dappled  gray. 

It  is  very  dilHcult  to  draw  the  line  between  Norman 
and  Percheron.  In  the  Stud  book  all  animals  imported 
from  France  are  registered  as  either  Normans,  Per- 
cherons,  Percheron-Normana  or  Norman-Percherons. 
No  matter  by  what  name  they  are  known,  it  is  a  well- 
known  fact  that  they  are  one  of  the  most  valuable 
breeds  ever  brought  to  this  country,  and  their  merits 
should  be  carefully  investigated  by  any  one  interested 
in  breeding  draft  or  farm  horses.  Whether  they  are 
inferior  or  superior  to  other  breeds  must  be  decided 
in  your  own  mind. 


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BUTTON  WOOD  22018.  RECORD  2:17 A  GREAT  TROTTING  SON  OF  KUTWOOD. 


Battonwood  ie  a  jet  black  stallion^eigha  1100  and  is  one  of  the  best  sons  of  the  groat  Nntwood.  He  is  full 
brother  to  Birch  wood  2:15  and  Salina  P.  2:liYa.  At  two  years  of  age  he  took  a  record  of  2 :39M  but  ran  a  nail  in 
his  foot  and  was  thrown  out  of  training.  He  took  a  record  of  2 :29}4  in  Fall  of  1898  and  a  record  of  2 :17  in  1899  and 
will  surely  greatly  reduce  Ihis  in  1900.  Buttonwood  trotted  a  mile  in  2. -14!^  on  Qalesburg,  111.,  track  1899,  in  a  race 
with  a  pacer  who  won  the  heat  in  2  .•14^,  Buttonwood  is  a  remarkably  pure  gaited  trotter  of  great  endurance, 
strength  and  beauty.    He  is  very  gentle  and  will  make  a  great  sire  for  speed  or  carriage  horses. 


PEDIGREE 

OP  THE 

Finely  Bred 
Trotting  Stallion 

BUTTONWOOD 

22018 

Owned  by 
International 
Food  Co., 
Minneapolis, 


'Nutwood  600  2 :18| 

Sirs  of  175  with  recoris 
of  206^  to  2:30.  Has  U1 
sons  who  have  sired  2-30 
horses.  Sireof  ISOdamsof 
horses  with  records  from 
2ff}  to  2;30.  Nutwood  was 
the  only  horse  ever  mak- 
ing a  season  at  |1000.  He 
was  one  of  the  greatest 
sires  that  ever  lived.  His 
descendants  are  remark- 
able as  speed  prodacers. 


r  Abdallah  15    (  Hambletonian  lOCRjidjks) 

_^  _,    I    Sire  of  Goldsmith   j  TCaTY  DARTTNrt 

Belmont    64 -{       Maid,  record  2a4.      (  -I^AIY  X^AKLINO 

aire  of  67  from  BeLLE  J  MaMBKINO   ChIEF  11 

2:09^  to  2:30.       L Dam  of  4  sire»  of  )  BeLLE  LuPB 
2:S)U  speed.         ^ 

f      Pilot,  Jk.  12      (  Old  Pacing  Pilot 

_,  _,  I    Sire  of  dam  of  Jay  Eye  )  NatstPV  Pdpt? 

MiSa  Russell    -i     See  2K»>i.  and  40  others.    (  ■^^AiNl.Y  rui-iu 

DamofMaudS.2:08^    1    Sattv  ■Rtts«j-rtt  5    BoSTON 

and  7  under  2307^    L  ^^^^  KUS3BLL      -^^^^^  EUSSKLL 


Katb  F. 

Dam  of 

Salina  F.2a4«. 

Birchwood  2d5. 

Buttonwood. 


iw*T>TT>T,TT^Tr.-R^Tr«Ai  (Mambrino  Patchen  58  \  Mambbino  Chief  11 

mAMBBINOrJOYOaaj     Blre  of  136  dams  of  2:30  speed.    (  Dam  of  Lady  Thorn  208)^ 


Record  22%    Sire  of  U^  Tlr^^r,^rl  ^^JT^TTT,.  i  CasSIUS  M'ClaY  2:^^ 
under  2:30,.  Sire  of  28  |^RoVING  NeLLIE  |  BeBTHUNE  MaEE 

A^,^»,,o™..™^.„  OKT   i  Hambletonian  10 
Administrator  357  j  Dottv  Halsteaq 

Record  2i29K.    Sire  of  66      (  i-»OLLY  HALSTEAO 
dams  of  2:30  speed. 

Kentucky  Clay  194 
Mambbino  Chief  Mabb 


dams  of  2:30  spsed. 


Adieu 


Dam  of  3 
.staudard  horsaa. 


Kate  B 


Buttonwood  is  Owned  by  International  Stock  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 
He  Bats  "Internationai  Stook  Food**  Every  Day. 


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DIRECTUM  JR. 

This  colt  was  3  years  old  July  20,  1903.  He  is  large,  very  strongly  built  and  as  level-headed  as  his  famous  sire 
Directum  2:055i.  Directum  Jr.  is  a  young  stallion  of  great  promise,  as  he  is  extremely  speedy  and  will  be  a  regular 
bull-dog  race  horse  as  he  never  tires.  He  is  expected  to  be  one  of  the  great  race  stallions  as  well  as  a  high-class 
sire.  Directum  Jr.  was  sired  by  Directum  2:05^.  His  dam  was  Cleopatra  by  Aristos  by  DanielLambert.  He  is 
owned  by  International  Stock  Food  Co.  and  is  one  of  the  young  sires  on  their  International  Stock  Food  Farm, 
located  12  miles  from  Minneapolis.     4®="He  is  a  great  favorite  of  liis  owner,  M.  W.  Savage. 


THE  CLEVELAND  BAY. 

This  breed  make  elegant  carriage  horses,  as  well  as 
strong  wagon  and  plow  horses.  They  can  perform  any 
labor  except  the  heaviest  hauling.  They  possess  fine 
style  and  are  held  in  high  esteem  by  all  who  know  their 
cjualities.  They  are  pure  bay  in  color,  with  slight 
markings  of  white  in  the  forehead  and  at  the  fetlocks, 
while  the  tail  and  mane  are  generally  pure  black.  This 
English  family  is  tall,  powerfully  built,  has  good  endur- 
ance and  is  very  active. 

Such  a  combination  of  excellent  qualities  could  not 
fail  in  producing  the  very  finest  of  carriage  teams. 
This  horse  is  not  plentiful  in  the  United  States,  but 
they  will  surely  grow  in  favor  as  their  desirable  quali- 
ties become  known.  Canada  is  becoming  celebrated 
for  finely  matched  carriage  teams.  Her  fame  rests  on 
carefully  selected  Cleveland  Bay  stallions  used  as  sires. 

VERMONT  DRAFT  HORSES. 

This  noble  animal  secured  a  just  reputation  as  the 
superior  cavalry  horse.  They  were  handsome,  muscular 
and  had  excellent  endurance.  They  weighed  about 
1,200  pounds  and  could  draw  heavy  loads  at  a  good  gait. 
They  are  becoming  very  tare. 


THE  NORMAN-PERCHERON. 

These  horses  are  divided  into  two  classes.  The  Nor- 
man proper  is  a  heavy,  muscular,  closely  built  animial. 
weighing  2,000  pounds  or  over. 

The  Percheron  is  more  active,  cleaner  built  and 
weighs  1,500  to  1,800  pounds.  They  are  both  of  excellent 
draft  stock.  Their  origin  is  not  known  for  a  certainty. 
The  old  Norman  war  horses  were  heavy  and  slow,  but 
very  strong  and  hardy.  It  required  these  powerful 
horses  to  carry  a  knight  in  his  full  armor. 

FARM  HORSES. 

The  farm  horse  is  the  most  important  and  valuable, 
because  he  is  used  by  the  largest  number  of  people,  and 
on  them  depends,  in  a  great  measure,  our  nation's 
prosperity.  Without  good  farm  horses  crops  could  not 
be  put  in  or  attended,  and  a  failure  of  the  farm  horses 
to  do  their  part  would  result  in  distress  and  ruin,  both 
to  the  farmers  and  the  city  people  who  depend  on  the 
farms  producing  the  necessities  of  life.  The  farm  horse 
cannot  receive  too  much  attention,  in  view  of  their 
great  and  growing  importance.  He  is  beginning  to  be 
recognized  and  cared  for  as  his  merits  deserve,  as  he 
has  always  been  the  faitblul  servant  of  man. 


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A  High=Class  Trotting  Stallion 


DIRECTUM    2:05^ 

THE  CHAMPION  tz^l^^S^  TROTTING  STALLION  sOM  WORLD. 

WAS  CHAMPION  TROTTING  STALLION  of  Ainr  as.  POR  7  YEARS. 
Valued  at  $100,000  as  a  Sire. 

THIS  PHOTOGRAPH  OF  DIRECTUM  2;05K  WAS  TAKEN  OCTOBER  16,  1902. 

Directum  2:05K  was  sired  by  Director  2:17,  by  Dictator  (full  brother  to  Dexter  2: 1754^)  byRysdyk'sHambletonian 
10.  Dam,  Stemwinder  2:31  (dam  of  3  in  list)  by  Venture  320  (record  2:27/^)  by  Williamson's  Belmont.  As  a  trotter 
and  as  a  proven  sire,  Directum  2:05li  is  undoubtedly  one  of  the  greatest  stallions  the  world  has  ever  seen.  His 
colts  are  all  foaled  with  extraordinary  speed,  kind  dispositions  and  remarkably  "level  headed."  Many  of  them 
are  very  fast  race  horses.  Yearlings  by  Directum  sell  at  public  ajction  at  from  $1500  to  $2500  each.  If  you  own 
a  hig-h-class  brood  mare  you  will  make  money  by  breeding  to  Directum  or  some  other  stallion  of  high-class  breed- 
ing and  reputation.  If  you  desire  to  breed  to  Directum,  or  to  purchase  one  of  his  colts,  write  to  International  Stock 
Food  Co,,  Minneapolis,  Minn.  Directum  2:055i  is  now  owned  by  International  Stock  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn., 
and  is  one  of  the  leading  sires  for  their  International  Stock  Food  Farm. 

M.  W.  Savage  is  proprietor  of  International  Stock  Food  Co.  and  also  of  International  Stock  Food  Farm. 


BREEDING. 

You  cannot  successfully  breed  or  raise  horses  without 
exercising  good  judgment  and  having  the  subject  thor- 
oughly mastered.  No  farmer  can  afford  to  breed  trotters 
with  a  view  of  training  and  racing  them,  as  it  requires 
too  much  time  and  money  to  develop  them,  and  the 
chance  of  securing  a  fast  horse  is  too  small.  Many  a 
farmer  has  placed  a  good  sized  mortgage  on  his  farm 
because  he  became  fascinated  with  the  trotting  horse. 
A  farmer  can  breed  good  work  horses  or  carriage  teams 
and  make  money  out  of  them,  because  he  will  not  have 
to  neglect  his  farm,  but  when  he  gets  the  trotting  fever 
he  makes  a  mighty  poor  farmer.  In  breeding,  always 
wse "mature  animals.     Select  your  best  mares  and  breed 


only  from  well  bred  sires.  It  is  generally  conceded  that 
the  mare  and  stallion  should  be  about  the  same  size. 
Do  not  breed  a  small  mare  to  an  overgrown  stallion. 
Breeders  who  are  successful  are  those  who  study  and 
mark  out  a  definite  line  to  follow  and  then  stick  to  it 
year  after  year.  Any  man  of  common  intelligence  can 
be  successful  in  some  degree  in  breeding  draft  horses. 
Good  horses  alwayscommand  a  fair  price,  while  inferior 
animals  are  offered  on  the  market  at  most  any  price. 
Do  not  breed  from  an  inferior  mare  or  stallion;  if  you 
do  you  will  surely  lose  money.  The  best  are  always  the 
cheapest  when  it  comes  to  breeders.  Use  "Interna^ 
tionai  Stock  Food"  for  your  breeders  and  you  will 
find  the  colts  will  be  much  stronger  and  they  will  grow 
more  rapidly.    Your  money  refunded  if  it  ever  fails. 


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ROY  WILKES  2:06^ 

WAS  WORLD'S  CHAMPION   PACING  STALLION    FOR  4  YEARS 

WOH  FIRST  PREMITIH  AT  THE  WORLD'S  FAIR  AS  BEST  TYPE  OF  THE  AMERICAN  PACER 

Sired  by  Adrian  Wilkes  6560  by  George  Wilkes.  Dam,  Flora  (dam  of  3)  by  Blue  Bull  75;  2nd  dam.  Phoebe  by  Bull 
of  the  Woods;  3rd  dam,  Trim  by  Quicksilver.  At  the  close  of  1902  Roy  Wilkes  had  29  in  the  list  for  2:06J4  to  2:30. 
twenty  of  them  under  2:20,  ten  in  2:15  or  better,  one  in  2:08%  and  one  in  2:065<.  These  were  all  race  records  and 
nearly  all  made  on  half  mile  tracks.  He  is  a  beautiful  seal  brown  weighing  1200  lbs.  His  colls  are  large,  stylish 
and  speedy.  Roy  Wilkes  stands  at  the  head  of  all  the  grandson  s  of  George  Wilkes  in  the  number  of  2 :  20  performers 
in  proportion  to  the  number  of  his  get  in  the  list.  He  was  a  great  race  horse  and  is  one  of  the  great  sires. 
Roy  Wilkes  is  now  owned  by*  international  Stocit  Food  Co.,"  M.  W.  Savage,  Prop.,  Minneapolis,  Minn., 
and  is  one  of  the  great  sires  on  their  "International  Stock  Food  Farm^" 


SELECTION  OF  BREEDING  ANIMALS. 

In  making:  selection  of  sire  or  dam,  it  is  well  to  take 
into  careful  consideration  the  constitutional  vigor, 
intelligence,  muscular  power,  and,  above  all,  perfect 
soundness  in  limb,  body  and  internal  organs.  These 
matters  must  not  be  overlooked  if  you  desire  a  good 
foal.  You  cannot  be  successful  in  the  breeding  of  horses 
unless  you  have  an  intelligent  conception  of  the  subject 
in  all  its  details  and  requirements.  If  breeding  for 
farm  work  or  heavy  draft  horses,  the  gait  to  be  most 
desired  is  a  fast  walk.  Owners  of  farm  or  draft  horses 
would  save  themselves  thousands  of  dollars  annually  if 
they  would  carefully  cultivate  the  fast  walk.  It  would 
be  more  valuable  to  the  world  in  general  than  hundreds 
of  two-minute  trotters. 


HOW  TO  BREED. 

Some  breeders  advocate  breeding  in-and-in,  while 
others  argue  cross  breeding.  This  can  be  decided  only 
after  careful  study  and  governed  largely  by  the  object 
in  view.  In-and-in  breeding  is  breeding  members  of  the 
same  family,  and  certainly  requires  a  gift»"d  mind  to 
make  it  successful,  because  the  success  depends  on  the 
careful  selection  of  the  parents.  For  a  young  or  inex- 
perienced breeder  the  in-and-in  breeding  is  a  dangerous 
experiment.  It  should  never  be  undertaken  unless 
backed  by  thorough  study  and  years  of  practical  ex- 
perience. While  cross  breeding  demands  good  judg- 
ment in  the  mating,  yet  it  is  much  safer  for  the  average 
breeder  than  in-aud-in  breeding, 


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ROBERT  J— -2:01^a. 


Eobert  J.  is  a  bay  gelding,  was  sired  by  Hartford  2:22'/4  by  Haroldby  Eysdyk's  Hambletonian.  His  dam, 
Geraldine,  was  sired  by  Jay  Gould  2 :21'A  by  Rysdyk's  Hambletonian.  His  2nd  dam  was  by  Seely's  American  Star. 
He  was  foaled  in  18.^,  the  first  horse  in  the  world  to  pace  a  mile  in  2:01'/2,  and  although  this  has  been  lowered  yet 
the  fact  remains  that  Eobert  J.  is  one  of  the  best  and  fastest  race  horses  ever  produced.  At  the  present  time  he 
is  being  used  as  a  road  horse  in  New  York  City,  and  is  always  ready  to  speed.  He  is  very  gentle,  easily  handled 
and  is  one  of  the  most  admired  horses  on  the  New  York  speedway. 

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6i\/es  a   Hors€j   New   Life  and   Strength. 


CURES  SICK  HORSES. 

Getttsbueg,  South  Dakota. 
Deab  Siks: — I  used  two  boxes  of  "International 
Stock  Food"  for  a  horse  that  was  so  poor  and  weak  he 
could  hardly  walk.  Legs  were  swollen  to  his  body,  and 
everybody  thought  he  would  die,  but  he  is  now  fat  and 
sleek,  feels  good  and  works  all  the  time. 

G.  W.  HERSHMAN. 

SUPERIOR  FOR  HORSES. 

AiNSWORTH,  NeBEaSKA. 

Deae  Sies:— I  deal  in  horses  and  find  that  "Inter- 
natioHal  Stock  Food"  is  just  what  I  want.  I  must  say 
that  it  is  all  that  you  claim  for  it.  "International 
Poultry  Food"  also  gives  the  best  of  results. 

WM.  G.  MILLER. 

GREAT  THING  FOR  HORSES. 

Anding,  Mississippi. 
International  Pood  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Dbae  Sies:— I  have  used  "International  Stock  Food" 
for  horses  and  think  it  is  a  great  thing. 

B.  B.  BLANCHAED. 
f  .  . 


VETERINARY  SURGEON'S  REPORT. 

Minneapolis,  Minnesota. 
Gents: — Please  send  me  another  hundred  pounds  of 
"International  Stock  Food"  at  once. 

john  w.  hoeton,  v.  s.  f.  d. 
^'gTveThorses^lTfe'and'Vigor^ 

Caeeollton,  Illinois. 
"International  Stock  Food"  is  the  finest  thing  of 
the  kind  we  have  ever  used  for  our  horses.  It  givos 
them  life  and  vigor  and  puts  them  in  excellent  shape 
for  hard  work.  We  cheerfully  recommend  it  to  every 
horseman,  S.  E.  SIMPSON  &  CO., 

Hardware,  Furniture  and  Undertaking. 

^^  SAV^S^FEED^lFLUMBER'cAMPSr^ 

West  Branch,  Michigan. 
Deab  Sies: — I  want  to  state  "International  Stock 
Food"  has  been  a  great  help  to  me  this  winter.  I  have 
been  giving  it  to  my  horses  working  in  the  lumber 
camp,  and  find  they  not  only  feel  and  look  better,  but 
they  keep  twenty  per  cent  easier.  No  one  who  owns 
any  kind  of  stock  should  be  without  "international 
Stock  Food."  WM.  HUSTED. 


iMtlftNAtiOHAL  s^dck  BOdl^. 


THE  GREATEST  HORSE  OF  HIS  SENTURY. 

Godolphin- Arabian  stands  pre-eminent  as  progenitor  of  the  English  Eace  Horse,  He  was  a  horse  of  greet 
strength,  and  wag  to  the  Eng  ish  race  horse  what  Rysdyk's  Hambletonian  has  been  to  the  American  trottor,  Eo 
was  foaled  in  17^4,  brought  to  England  from  France  in  1730  and  died  in  1753. 

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9^3  FEEDS  £oB  ONE  CENT,''^ 
IVIakes    Colls    Grow    Very    Rapidly. 


THE  HORSEMAN'S  EYE. 

If  a  horae  is  sound  he  will  stand  firmly  npon  his  legsi 
■with  his  feet  flat  on  the  ground.  If  the  foot  is  lifted 
from  the  ground  or  is  thrown  forward  with  toe  pointing 
to  the  ground  and  heel  raised,  be  on  the  lookout  for 
disease  of  the  navicular  bone.  If  tho  toe  is  raised  and 
the  heel  brought  down,  tho  horse  has  had  laminitis, 
founder,  or  back  sinews  have  been  sprained.  Do  not 
buy  him. 

If  the  horse  stands  with  his  feet  drawn  Tinder  him, 
he  has  weak  muscles.  IT  he  stands  with  his  feet  spread 
apart  or  straddles  with  his  hind  legs,  ho  has  weak  loins 
and  the  kidneys  are  derangod.  If  the  knees  are  bent  or 
tremble,  he  has  been  permanently  injured  by  heavy 
pulling.  If  ho  has  a  bluish  or  milky  coat  in  his  eyes, 
he  will  be  liable  to  go  blind  at  any  time.  You  cannot 
trust  a  horse's  mouth  as  a  sure  index  of  his  age.  If  a 
horse's  logs  are  scarred,  look  out  for  a  kicker  or  a 
Btumbler.  If  the  respiratory  organs  are  in  any  way  im- 
paired, yon  do  not  want  him. 

BAD  DRIVING. 

Drive  slowly  when  the  horse  is  full  of  food  and  water. 
After  his  muscles  are  limbered  and  he  is  emptied,  his 
speed  can  be  increased  with  safety.  A  poor  driver  will 
sometimes  ruin  a  horse  by  rapid  driving  at  the  start. 
If  yon  intended  to  run  a  foot  race,  you  would  not  eat  a 
large  meal  iust  before  70U  started.  Treat  your  horse 
accordingly. 


HUMAN  NATURE  IN  THE  HORSE. 

The  horse  haa  a  good  deal  of  what  may  be  termed 
human  nature.  If  left  to  himself,  he  will  generally 
grow  up  uncouth  and  headstrong,  and  will  not  give  tho 
service  that  he  would  ii  properly  managed  when  young. 
Something  of  this  kind  will  happen  to  a  boy  under 
similar  circumstances.  Commence  with  the  colt,  bo 
gentle  but  firm,  and  handle  him  every  day.  Always 
coax  rather  than  to  use  harsh  force.  Never  lose  your 
temper,  because  you  certainly  cannot  control  a  colt  if 
you  cannot  control  yourself.  Eemomber  you  are  edu 
eating  the  future  horse,  and  ho  will  bo  valuable  in  pro- 
portion to  your  success.  Speak  quietly  but  firmly.  A 
quick,  impatient  tone  of  voice  will  excite  almost  any 
well-bred  animal.  A  horse  can  be  spoiled  by  yelling  at 
him  just  as  quickly  as  with  the  whip.  Always  treat 
him  as  your  friend. 

DO  NOT  BREAK  YOUR  HORSE, 
TEACH  HIM. 

It  is  a  mistake  to  say  you  must  break  a  colt.  Thero 
isnothing  about  him  that  needs  breaking.  All  he  wants 
la  teaching  or  guiding.  Yoa  cannot  crowd  everything 
into  a  horse's  brain  in  a  few  hours.  It  takes  time  to 
teach  a  child.  Why  do  you  expect  a  horse  to  learn 
everything  you  desiro  him  to  know  in  a  few  hours?  It 
is  impossible.  But  intelligence, common  sense,  patience, 
preservance,  firmness,  gentleness,  and  very  mild  pao* 
latuneat,  will  soon  accomplish  woadecs  in  your  colt. 


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NANCY  HANKS  2:04  AND  OOLT. 

Nancy  Hanks  was  a  very  handsome  bay  mare  sired  by  Happy  Medium  by  Rysdyk's  Hambletonian.  Her  dam 
was  Nancy  Lea  by  Dictator.  She  made  her  record  of  2 :04  in  18H2  at  Terre  Haute,  Ind.  Naucy  Hanks  was  a  very 
apeedy  and  game  racer  as  a  three-year  old  and  secured  a  record  of  2:25^4.  As  a  four-year  old  her  record  is  2:14^, 
and  as  a  five-year  old  2 :09.  At  this  time  she  was  sold  for  $40,000.  Her  life  shows  a  remarkable  record  for  the 
trotting  world. 


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m"3  FEEDS  FOR  ONE  CENT. 


FOOD" 

Kee^ps    Brood    IVIares   ^nd   Oolts   Healthv- 


TESTED  FOR  MARE  AND  COLT. 

South  Omaha,    Nebbaska. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 
Gents:— We  have  tested  'international  Stock  Foed" 

on  a  mare  and  colt.  We  are  pleased  to  say  that  we 
never  had  stock  improve  in  so  short  a  time  on  anything 
we  have  tried.  When  the  box  was  half  fed  we  could 
notice  a  decided  improvement  in  their  general  appear- 
ance. CHAS.  CHANDLER  &  SONS. 
Live  Stock  Breeders. 

SUCKLING  MARES. 

Clinton,    Askansas. 
Gents:— My  mare  gives  more  and  better  milk  since 
feeding  "International  Stock  Food."    I  know  this  be- 
cause her  colt  is  in  much  better  condition. 

A.  P.  STORMES. 

USED  FOR  A  MARE  AND  COLT. 

Woodstock,    Ohio. 
Deae   Sies:— I  tested   "International  Stock  Fo9d" 

for  a  marc  and  colt,  and  am  highly  pleased  with  the 
results  I  strongly  recommend  it  to  stock  owners. 

C.  W.  CHAPFILL. 


TESTED  ON  AN  "ONWARD"  COLT. 

Mt.  Steeling,  Illinois. 
I  wish  to  recommend  to  my  fellow  horsemen  fully 
"International  Stock  Food"  for  horses  and  colts.  I 
had  a  fine  Onward  colt  doing  no  good,  and  was  recom- 
mended to  use  your  food,  which  I  did.  I  purchased  a 
Eail,  and  after  feeding  a  short  time  the  rough  coat  of 
air  was  shed,  the  animal  commenced  eating,  food  as- 
similated properly,  commenced  growing  and  gaining  in 
flesh_  from  time  of  commencing  feeding,  thoroughly 
convincing  me  that  the  food  is  O.  K.  in  every  way,  and 
all  that  is  claimed  forit.  "Best  and  Cheapest."  lean- 
not  recommend  it  too  strongly.  1  feed  it  to  all  my  stock 
and  would  not  be  without  it. 

GEO.  R.  McDANNOLD, 
Breeder  of  standard  bred  trotting  horses. 

MAKES  HORSES  AND  COLTS  WIN  PREMIUMS. 

Claeksbdeg,  Missocei. 
Gents:— I  have  been  feeding  international  Stock 
Food"  to  my  colt  and  I  believe  that  your  food  should 
have  credit  for  putting  him  in  such  fine  condition  that 
he  won  the  first  premium  at  our  county  fair.  I  recom- 
mend "international  Stock  Food"  to  all  horse  owners. 

Q,  A.  WILLIAMS, 


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STAR  P0IMTER  1359'4. 
This  remarkable  pacing  stallion  was  sired  by  Brown  Hal  2 :12i/2  by  Gibson's  Tom  Hal  by  Kittrell's  Tom  Hal, 
His  dam,  Sweepstakes,  was  sired  by  Knight's  Snow  Heels  by  Knight's  Tom  Hal  by  Kittrell's  Tcm  Hal.  Tbece 
eame  strains  are  outcrossed^  doubled  and  crossed  and  then  united  in  Star  Pointer.  He  traces  back  to  Sir  Arcby 
and  Imp.  Diomed  on  both  sides  and  this  is  the  strain  of  thoroughbred  blood  that  gave  us  the  celebrated  Bostoa 
and  Lexington  racing  strains.    Star  Pointer  has  speed  and  staying  power  by  the  royal  right  of  inheritance. 


BROOD  MARES  OR  SIRES. 

Intelligence,  stamina  muscular  strength,  constitu- 
tional vigor,  hereditary  disability  are  the  important 
points  to  take  into  consideration  in  selecting  brood 
mares  or  sires.  These  points  open  a  great  field  for  in- 
vestigation and  experiment.  It  costs  no  more  to  feed, 
shelter  and  care  for  a  good  horse  than  it  does  for  a 
poor  one.  You  cannot  afford  to  bother  with  raising 
inferior  animals,  because  you  cannot  possibly  make  a 
profit  by  so  doing.  A  fine  animal  will  always  have  a 
stimulating  effect  on  your  every-day  life,  while  a  poor 
animal  will  surely  have  a  degrading  effect  on  you. 
Both  for  profit  and  your  general  welfare  always  raise 
good  horses  as  well  as  other  live  stock.  If  you  use 
"International  Stock  Food"  your  brood  mares  or 
sires  will  be  kept  in  much  better  condition.  It  is  ab- 
Eolutely  safe.  "  International  Stock  Food"  will 
make  your  mares  sure  breeders.  Many  mares  fail 
to  get  with  foal  from  year  to  year,  but  the  use  of  "Inter- 
national Stock  Food"  puts  them  in  the  right  condition! 

BUYING  FOR  SPEED. 

In  buying  a  horse  for  speed,  always  insist  on  seeing 
him  driven.  If  you  want  to  know  how  fast  he  is,  there 
is  no  way  on  earth  as  sure  as  to  have  him  sent  a  mile 
under  the  watch.  It  is  a  peculiar  but  sadly  true  state- 
ment that  some  very  honest  and  truthful  men  have 
been  known  to  slightly  (?)  overstep  the  strict  bonds  of 
truth  when  they  discuss  the  speed  of  their  horses.  A 
good,  regulated  watch  always  tells  the  exact  truth, 
and  ii  is  always  the  judge  when  you  are  after  a  record. 


TOO  MUCH  CURRY-COMB. 

The  curry-comb  should  be  used  sparingly,  because  it 
is  too  harsh  in  the  hands  of  a  rough  attendant.  In 
nearly  every  case  a  good  brush  is  all  that  is  necessary 
in  order  to  tnoroughly  clean  any  horse.  A  corn  cob  ia 
much  better  to  use  on  the  legs  of  any  horse  than  a 
curry-comb.  Some  horses  have  their  dispositions  en- 
tirely ruined  by  having  a  sharp  curry-comb  roughly 
applied  every  day.  It  ia  hard  to  groom  a  horse  too 
much,  providing  gentle  instruments  are  used. 

IGNORANT  BLACKSMITHS. 

Some  blacksmiths  do  not  know  that  the  frog  of  the 
foot  should  be  allowed  to  touch  the  ground,  or  that  it 
should  be  pared  down  but  rarely  when  it  is  healthy. 
Nature  put  the  frog  of  the  foot  so  that  it  would  be  a 
cushion  to  break  the  jar  when  the  foot  strikes  tbo 
ground,  and  it  is  this  pounding  that  keeps  the  foot 
healthy  and  strong.  It  would  be  just  as  sensible  for  a 
shoemaker  to  take  a  knife  and  trim  your  foot  so  that  it 
would  fit  some  shoe  he  had  as  it  is  for  a  blacksmith  to 
take  the  healthy  foot  of  any  horse  and  cut  and  bum  it 
in  order  to  fit  a  shoe  he  has  in  stock.  Ignorant  black- 
smiths are  the  cause  of  most  of  the  defects  In  horses' 
feet.  Don't  let  some  ignoramus  take  your  valuable 
horse  and  ruin  his  feet. 

"International  Honey=Tar  Foot  Remedy"  softens 
and  toughens  the  hoof  and  induces  a  good  natural 
growth.  It  cures  contraction  and  saves  your  horse.  It 
keeps  the  foot  in  good  condition,  as  it  is  a  safe  and 
sura  hoof  tougbener. 


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JOHNSTON  2:06^4. 

Fastest  Mile  Ever  Made  to  a  High  Wheeled  Sulky. 

Johnston  was  sired  by  Joe  Bassett  and  his  dam,  Gary  Mare,  was  sired  by  Sweeting's  Ned  Forrest.  He  was 
foaled  June  20, 1877.  At  six  years  of  age  he  made  a  record  of  2 :10  and  sold  for  $20,000.  His  record  of  2 :06}i  was 
made  in  1884  and  created  a  sensation  among  horsemen.  Many  people  claim  that  if  Johnston  had  been  driven  to 
the  modern  sulky  and  had  advantage  of  the  fast  tracks  of  ten  or  twelve  years  later  that  he  would  have  easily 
beaten  2 :00.    He  certainly  was  a  very  remarkable  race  horse. 


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3  FEEDS  ^R  ONE  GENT/ 


FOOD" 


Tones    Up   and    Permanently   Strengthens. 


HIGHLY  RECOMMENDED  FOR  HORSES. 

Faemington,    Michigan. 
Please  send  me  prices  and  advertising  of  "Inteina- 
tionMl  Stock  Food."    My  son-in-law  uses  it  arid  recom- 
mends it  highly  for  all  horses.        RAY  E.  HUBERT. 

INCREASED  THE  VALUE  $20.00. 

Oswego,    Kansas. 
Gi;ntlemen: — One  of   our  customers   reports   that 
"International  Stock  Food"  made  at  least  $20.00  for 
him  in  the  price  of  one  colt  that  he  sold.    We  will  need 
more  before  long.      J.  M.  HUTTON  &  SON,  Dealer- 

THEIR  HORSES  SHOW  ITS  MERITS. 

Albany,  New  Yoek. 
Deab  Sies:— "International  Stock  Food"  beats  the 
world.  We  use  very  much  of  it  and  our  horses  are  liv- 
ing testimonials  of  its  merits.  In  our  estimation,  based 
from  practical  experience,  it  is  far  ahead  of  all  other 
^Foods''  which  we  have  used. 

STONE  &  STONE,  Boarding  StabJe- 


A  TROTTING  STALLION  RECORD. 

Minneapolis,  Minnesota. 
Gentlemen:— I  have  used  "International  Stock 
Food"  all  winter  with  the  very  best  of  results.  I  used 
it  for  the  gray  stallion,  "Pilot  Medium"  and  it  hes 
made  a  great  change  in  his  coat  and  general  appear 
ance.  Your  food  is  certainly  reliable  and  worthy  the 
attention  of  any  horse  owner  or  driver. 

JOHN  W.  HULL,  Practical  Horse  Shoer, 

313  Third  Avenue  South. 

GAINED  160  LBS.  IN  60  DAYS. 

Sybacuse,  New  Yoek. 
Gentleiten  : — The  report  made  by  me  some  time  ago, 
showing  that  my  team  gained  160  lbs.  in  two  months, 
was  accomplished  by  the  use  of  only  one  teaspoonful  of 
*' International  Stock  Food"  fed  once  a  day.  The  re- 
port was  with  reference  to  increase  of  weight  and  sleek 
coats.  I  am  especially  pleased  with  your  food  in  its 
effects  as  a  tonic  and  blood  purifier.  I  have  also  used 
your  "Silver  Pine  Healins  Oil,"  and  find  it  excellent 
for  both  horses  and  hmnao  nse.    GEO.  THOMPSON. 


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GEORGE  WILKES  (519)  2:22. 

G30.  Wilkes  was  a  brown  horse  foaled  in  1856  and  died  in  1882.  He  was  sired  by  Eysdyk's  Hambletonian.  His 
dam,  Dolly  Spanker,  was  sired  by  Henry  Clay  and  was  a  remarkable  road  ma^e.  Geo.  Wilkes  is  the  founder  of 
the  Great  Wilkes  family  of  trotters.  Up  to  1898  he  was  the  sire  of  73  trotters  and  11  pacers  with  records  of  2 :30  or 
better  and  was  the  sire  of  58  sons  who  had  sired  five  or  more  2 :30  horses.  In  this  last  fact  he  stands  a  close  second 
to  the  great  Nutwood.  As  a  direct  sire  of  speed  Nutwood  is  first.  Electioneer  is  second  and  Geo.  Wilkes  is  third. 
Goo.  Wilkes  gave  great  speed  and  power  to  his  descendants  and  the  family  is  one  of  the  best  Hambletonian  branches. 


DOES  IT  PAY  TO  RAISE  HORSES? 

It  costs  about  the  same  for  feed  to  raise  a  three-year- 
old  steer  or  a  three-year-old  horse.  A  three-year-old 
eteer  is  worth  from  $26  to  $35.  A  three-year-old  horse 
is  worth  from  $30  to  $100,  owing  to  the  breed.  Judging 
from  these  figures,  it  will  pay  any  farmer  to  raise  at 
least  two  or  three  good  colts  every  year.  If  a  farmer 
wants  a  good  bank  account  he  must  raise  some  colts, 
eome  calves  and  a  good  many  hogs  every  year.  In  any 
average  for  ten  years  a  farmer,  doing  this,  will  make  a 
larger  per  cent,  of  profit  than  the  average  business 
man.  Feed  "International  Stock  Food"  and  you  will 
be  surprised  at  the  extra  value  it  will  add  to  the  price 
of  your  horses.  You  will  make  money  by  feeding  it 
end  putting  your  horse  in  the  best  possible  condition. 

HOW  DO  YOU  COOL  HORSES? 

If  cold  water  is  thrown  over  the  body  of  a  horse 
when  he  is  warm,  there  is  groat  danger  of  congestion. 
The  proper  way  is  to  wash  or  throw  the  water  on  the 
tore  legs,  and  then  rub  them  dry.  This  will  cool  the 
animal  and  be  perfectly  safe.  Of  course  it  is  to  be  un- 
derstood that  when  the  animal  is  very  warm  he  should 
be  blanketed  and  walifod  ootil  his  temperature  .»g 
reduced. 


WHEN  TO  WATER  YOUR  HORSE. 

It  is  best  to  water  one-half  hour  before  or  one  hour 
after  feeding.  The  horse  secretes  about  four  quarts  of 
saliva  while  eating  his  feed  of  oats  or  com,  and  if  yoa 
add  water  at  once  to  this  amount  it  will  often  causa 
indigestion.  If  watered  one-half  hour  before  or  one 
hour  after  feeding,  the  water  will  not  interfere  with 
digestion.  Too  much  water  at  the  time  of  feeding  will 
force  some  of  the  grain  out  of  the  stomach  and  into 
the  bowels  before  ifc  is  ready  to  pass  from  the  stomach. 

SADDLE  HORSES  FOR  FARMERS. 

It  is  to  be  regretted  that  the  demand  for  good  saddle 
horses  Las  not  increased.  Biding  horseback  is  nob 
only  very  healthful  exercise,  but  in  going  to  different! 
parts  of  the  farm  a  good  deal  of  time  could  be  saved  by 
having  a  good  riding  horse.  i.n  making  quick  trips  to 
the  post  office  or  other  points  he  ia  indispensable.  No 
farmer  should  be  without  one  of  this  class,  as  its  use 
would  save  at  least  one-half  of  the  time  usually  re- 
quired. In  nearly  every  other  country  of  the  world  the 
"saddler"  is  in  good  demand  and  commands  large 
prices.  If  people  in  the  United  States  would  investi- 
gate the  many  merits  of  this  animal  we  would  soon  8e« 
many  thousands  of  tbQm  in  daily  use.       — 


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ELECTRITE  2:28/ee 

Electrite  was  sired  by  Electioneer  by  Rysdyk's  Hambletonian.  His  dam  was  sirod  by  Belmont  by  Abdallah  by 
Mambrino  by  Imp.  Messenger,  2d  dam  by  Pilot,  Jr.  At  ten  years  of  ago  ho  has  the  very  remarkable  record  of 
having  sired  33  horses  with  records  of  2;30  or  better.  Electrite  is  uadouliteilly  one  of  the  great  sires,  and  hia 
future  is  an  extremely  promising  one.    He  is  owned  by  the  Lomo  Alto  Farm,  Henry  Exall,  Mgr.,  Dallas,  Texas. 


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Vers  FEEDS  for  ONE  GENT.' 


FOOD" 


Purifies    the    Blood   ^nd    Keeps    It    Pure. 


TESTED  ON  LOMO  ALTO  FARM. 

Dallas,   Texas. 
International  Pood  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Deab  Sirs:— I  have  thoroughly  tested  "International 
Stock  Food"  for  colts  and  horses  and  find  it  is  a  great 
benefit  to  them.  It  improves  digestion  and  gives  new 
life  and  strength.  I  heartily  recommend  it  to  horse 
breeders  tind  owners.  HENRY  EXALL, 

Mgr.  Lomo  Alto  Farm. 
Home  of  the  celebrated  "Electrite,"  sire  of  Elrod — 
yearling  half  mile  record,  1 :07 — champion  of  the  world. 

REPORT  OF  A  PROMINENT  HORSEMAN. 

Dallas,   Tbzas. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneai>oIis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  :  — Having  used  "International  5tock 
Food''  with  some  of_my  horses  for  debility,  loss  of 
appetite  and  flesh  with  the  best  of  results,  I  take 
pleasure  in  recommending  it  to  horsemen  for  such  cases. 

W.  M.  C.  HILL,  Prop,  of  Hill  Stock  Farm. 
Breeder  and  owner  of  Lena  Hill,  2  year  old  record, 
2:12^.      Breeder  of    Trotting  and   Pacing  Horses, 
Holes,  SbQrthorn  Cattle  and  Berkshire  Ho^s. 


RECEIVED  HIGHEST  AWARD  OF  MERIT 

AT  THE 

DALLAS  EXPOSITION  AND  TEXAS  STATE  FAIR. 

To  the  President  and  Honorable  Board  of  Directors  of 
the  Texas  State  Fair  and  Dallas  Exposition  Association. 
Gentlkmen  :— We,  the  committee  appointed  by  you 
to  report  upon  the  merit  of  the  "international  Steele 
Food"  exhibited  by  International  Food  Co.,  Minneapo- 
lis, Minn.,  after  a  thorough  investigation,  submit  the 
following:  That  we  find  this  food  absolutely  free  from 
poisonous  or  injurious  ingredients.  That  it  is  an  arti- 
cle of  superior  merit,  and  we  take  pleasure  in  recom- 
mending it  to  all  breeders  and  raisers  of  live  stock  as 
a  medicated  food  that  can  be  relied  upon. 

JAMES  T,  HENDERSON, 
Pres.  White  Biver  Stock  Breeders' Ass'n,  Newport,  Ark. 

J.  D.  MARTIN, 
Trainer  for  Lomo  Alto  Farm,  Dallas,  Tex. 

J.  C.  COBB, 
Pres.  Home  Farm  Live  Stock  Co.,  Dodd  City,  Tez^ 


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ALIX  2:03^ THE  WORLD'S  CHAMPION  MARE  TROTTER. 

Alix  Btand«  as  the  champion  mare  trotter  of  the  world  at  time  of  this  writing.  She  is  a  bay  mare  sirtd  b> 
Patronage  4143  and  damTay  Attorney  1005.  Her  record  was  made  at  Galesbnrg,  111.,  in  Sept.  1894,  and  is  certainly 
a  very  remarkable  one  for  the  trotting  gait.  It  is  generally  admitted  that  pacers  have  from  5  to  7  seconds  the 
advantage  of  a  trotter  and  on  this  basis  the  record  of  Alix  would  equal  a  1 :52  record  for  a  pacer.  A  two  minats 
trotter  is  expected  by  horsemea  but  the  probabilities  are  that  it  will  be  some  time  in  the  future. 


DIGESTION  OF  THE  HORSE. 

This  is  a  practical  and  very  important  matter  to 
every  stockman,  or  any  one  owning  horsos  or  other  live 
stock.  If  the  animal  is  run  down  and  the  digostioa 
becomes  weak,  then  from  one-third  to  one-fifth  of  the 
errain  eaten  is  not  assimilated  and  passes  through  the 
animal  undigested  and  worse  than  wasted.  It  is  not 
what  an  animal  eats,  but  what  is  thoroughly  digested 
that  results  in  vigorous  life  and  increased  flesh.  Many 
animals  with  ravenous  appetites  never  gain  flesh,  or 
at  best  very  slowly.  What  is  the  matter?  They  eat 
twice  as  much  as  other  animals  that  are  gaining  rap- 
idly. It  is  simply  a  question  of  impaired  digestion 
and  assimilation.  Not  one  animal  in  ten  has  proper 
digestion,  and  it  is  a  well  established  fact  to  intelligent 
stockmen  that  fully  one-fourth  to  one-fifth  of  the 
grain  usually  fed  to  stock  is  passed  through  the  system 
without  any  benefit  to  the  animal  and  at  a  great  loss  to 
the  feeder.  '  *  International  5tock  Food' '  was  originated 
by  a  man  who  raised  stock  for  years,  and  it  is  a  per- 
fectly safe  food  for  horses  in  any  condition.  It  is  rich 
iQ  nutrition  and  has  a  superior  vegetable  medication 
of  seeds,  roots  and  herbs.  We  have  combined  superior 
Oierits  with  unequaled  cheapness.  Your  money  will 
bfc  refunded  If  it  does  not  Invigorate  the  stomach, 
liver  and  bowels,  purify  the  blood,  tone  up  the  entire 
system,  give  perfect  digestion  and  assimilation,  and 
very  rapid  growth  and  savs  cero  or  oats.  We  have 
testimonials  by  the  thoosand* 


TROTTERS,  PACERS    OR    RUNNERS. 
IT  WILL  HELP  WIN  RACES. 

if  "International  Stock  Food"   is  fed  as  directed 

your  racer  will  have  much  greater  endurance  and  more 
speed.  For  many  horses  it  will  give  a  greater  speed  of 
from  one  to  five  seconds,  because  it  keeps  the  horse  np 
to  his  highest  vigor,  "International  Stock  Food"  is 
not  ou!y  a  powerful  vegetable  stimulant  but  it  unites 
with  thia  groat  tonic  properties  "International  Stock 
Foe  J"  wi.l  stimuiatotj'our  horse  so  that  he  will  make 
greater  effort  and  the  pure  vegetable  tonics  will  per- 
miuioutly  strengthen  every  organ  in  the  system.  After 
usiug  'International  Stock  Food"  you  will  never  see 
any  Dad  effects  because  it  does  not  contain  a  particle  of 
arsenic,  strychnine,  aloos,  rosin,  antimony  or  any  other 
poisonous,  powerful  or  injurious  ingredient.  $500  in 
cash  will  be  paid  any  one  if  this  is  not  true.  It  is  ab- 
solutely harmless  and  a  person  can  eat  it  with  perfect 
safety.  You  can  feed  it  one  month,  one  year,  ten  years, 
and  commence  and  stop  whenever  you  think  best.  It 
will  always  show  good  results  and  never  show  bad 
results.  It  is  by  far  the  cheapest  and  best  preparation 
that  any  trainer  can  feed  to  a  string  of  racers.  Keeps 
the  horses  healthy,  and  gives  extraordinary  endnrance. 

Clayton,    Noeth  CAEOLrNA, 
Gentlemen  :— I  have  fed  "International  Stock  Food" 
to  my  horse  and  can  say  it  gives  satisfaction  as  reprt* 
seated.  Yoijyp  trnly,       f^.  ?.  HOLLAN^,    , 


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STAR  ONWARD  GAINED 

105  POUNDS. 

j  Mt.  Stebling, 
I  Illitnois. 
This  is  to  certify  that  I  have 
ascd    "  International   Stock 
Food"  on  several  horses,  and 
know  it  to  be  the  best  horse 
conditioner  I  or  anybody  else 
ever  fed  to  stock .    I  bought 
Star  Onward  last  December, 
1891;  weighed  970  pounds.    I 
bought  a  supply  of  "Intema- 
t;on  IStockFood"fromC.  F.  , 
Eickey  &  Co.,  and  fed  with  I 
directions,  and  with  wonder-  [ 
ful  success.  Hiscom  and  oats  l 
were  coming  through  him  un-  \ 
digested,  but  this  soon  chang-   \ 
ed.   Star  Onward  now  weighs 
lies  pounds,  and  is  as  sleek  as 
an  eel.    The  family  I  got  him 
from  do  not  know  him.    I  am 
offered  $250  for  him.    Stock- 
men and  horsemen,  I  believe 
that  "  Intei-national   Stock 
Food"  should  have  at  least 
credit  for  one-half  of  the  im- 
prcjvement  on  this  horse.    I 
recommend  it  to  all  brother 
horsemen.  There  is  no  better. 
ISAAC  WINGER, 
Trainer  and  Driver. 


HORSE  CURED  OF  COUGH 

CAUSED  A  GAIN  OP 

SIXTY  POUNDS. 

j  SCHODACK, 

(  New  Yoek. 
Deae  SrES:— I  bought  a 
package  of  "International 
Stock  Food"  some  time  ago, 
and,  as  an  experiment,  tried 
it  on  a  horse  ofmine  that  had 
had  a  cough  for  two  years  or 
more,andcou!d  never  get  any- 
thing that  would  benefit  him. 
Ho  was  all  run  down,  and 
about  worn  out.  After  tising 
the  first  package  on  him  his 
cough  entirely  disappeared, 
and  he  began  to  improve.  Now 
after  feeding  it  to  him  for 
some  little  time,  he  Is  in  just 
as  good  condition  as  he  ever 
was,  and  has  gained  sixty 
pounds,  and  is  one  of  the  best 
horses  I  have  on  the  farm. 
This  is  my  experience  with 
"international  Stock  Food," 
and  I  think  any  one  else  who 
will  try  it  will  find  it  as  good. 
Ecspcctfully, 
JACOB  LEECH,  Farmer. 


"INTERNATIONAL     STOCK 

m^3  FEEDS  FOR  ONE  GENT.°^ 


FOOD" 


Guaranteed    to   Sa\/e   Corn    and   Oats. 


GAINED  110  LBS.  IN  32  DAYS. 

Highland,  Centre,    Iowa. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

SiES:— I  recently  began  feeding  "International  Stock 
Food"  to  a  team  that  was  out  of  shape  caused  by  dis- 
temper.   They  made  a  gain   of  one  hundred  and  ten 
pwundsin  thirty-two  days,  which  I  think  is  pretty  good. 
Verj-  respectfully,  W.  A.  VAUGHN. 

A  LIVERYMAN  REPORTS. 

BUELINGTON,     VeEMONT. 

Gentlemen  :— I  have  used  many  kinds  of  Condition 
Powders,  but  have  never  found  the  equal  of  "Interna- 
tional Stock  Food."  _  It  gives  life,  strength  and  vigor 
and  tones  up  a  horse  in  great  shape.  Can  recommend 
it  to  any  horseman.        Yours  respectfully, 

C.  H.  PRENTISS, 
Livery,  Feed  and  Sale  Stable. 

AN  UNUSUAL  TEST. 

TuENEE,   Michigan. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  : — I  Lave  got  a  good  ad  for  your  "Inter- 
national Stock  Food."  Mr.  Richard  Sherman  pur- 
chased a  package  of  me.  Placedi  it  in  the  feed  bin.  A 
blind  horse  got  loose  in  the  night  and  ate  two  bushels 
of  ground  food;  also  one-half  package  of  the  "Inter- 
national Stock  Food."  The  horse  came  out  all  O.  K. 
in  the  morning.  Now  Richard  claims  that  the  Food 
was  all  that  saved  his  horse.  Yours, 

R.  J.  SPOFFORD. 

REPORT  FROM  THE   CELEBRATED  CASTLETON 

STUD  FARM. 

(Owned  by  James  E.  Keene,  New  York  City.) 

Lexington,  Kentl'^kt. 
Gentlemen : — I  have  need  "International  .stock 
Food"  as  a  condition  powder  with  satisfactory  rosults, 
a  brighter  coat  and  better  appetite  quickly  appearing, 
and  followed  by  general  thrift.  It  seems  to  be  a  true 
tonic.  I  have  used  it  for  individual  youngsters,  show- 
ing a  staring  coat,  and  also  for  work  horses  which  had 
been  a  little  overdone,  and  it  always  gives  beneficial 
results.  MAJ.  F.  A.  DAINQERFIELD, 

,  Manager  Castleton  Stud  Fana* 


TESTED  FOR  20  HORSES. 

McCoMB  City,    Mississippi. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen:— I  have  been  using  "International 
Stock  Food"  for  the  past  five  years  and  find  it  satis- 
factory in  every  respect.  I  keep  a  livery  stable  of  20 
head  of  horses  and  I  find  it  a  splendid  conditioner  and 
its  use  will  pay  any  owner  of  live  stock.  It  cannot  be 
praised  too  highly.  It  does  all  and  more  than  you 
claim  for  it.  V.  H.  ROBINSON. 


THE  BEST  FOR  HORSES. 

■Waverly,    New  Yoek. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gents:— The  "International  Stock  Food"  I  bought 
of  you  is  the  best  on  the  market.  It  certainly  is  splen- 
did for  horses.  I  feed  it  to  my  team  and  they  are 
about  perfect.  Best  I  have  tried  yet.  I  have  used 
others  but  must  acknowledge  yours  in  the  lead. 

Very  truly  yours,       JOHN  C.  SHEAR. 


STALLION  GAINED  60  LBS.  IN  15  DAYS. 

Kenton,   Ohio. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn, 

Deae  Sies  : — About  April  1, 1  commenced  the  care  of 
a  stallion  that  was  run  down  in  flesh  and  had  no  life. 
I  bought  a  package  of  "Intemstional  Stock  Food" 
and  after  weighing  the  stallion  I  commenced  to  feed  it, 
and  in  two  weeks  the  horse  Lad  gained  60  pounds,  and 
his  hair  was  glossy  and  sleek.  A  stallion  must  get 
stronger  foals  while  taking  your  food.    E.  TUBMAN. 


PAYS  TO  KEEP  IT  ON  HAND. 

St.  Paul,    Minnesota. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen:  —  Glad  you  were  so  prompt  in  sending 
the  50  lbs.  of  "International  Stock  Food."  One  Jan- 
uary 22d  I  lost  a  valuable  mare,  one  I  had  raised  from 
a  colt.  This  winter  is  the  first  since  1891  that  I  hav« 
neglected  to  purchase  your  Food  early  in  the  season. 
Had  I  done  so  this  year,  I  really  believe  I  would  have 
our  pet  with  us  now,  as  I  am  confident  that  your  Food 
will  rid  the  system  of  any  poison  from  whatever  cause 
it  comes,  Sincerely,      W.  E.  KBNDEICK, 


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ROSEWOOD,  6775. 


E  NG-.DEPT.  INTERNATIONAL  FOOD  ^ 


ROSEWOOD  6776. 

Rosewood  is  a  Grand  Specimen  of  the  Clydsedale  Breed  and  Winner  of  Second  Premium  in  his  Ciass 
at  the  World's  Fair.     Owned  by  N.  P.  Clarke,  St.  Cloud,  Minn. 


THE  FARMER'S   HORSE. 

This  class  of  horses  is  the  most  important  branch  of 
the  equine  family,  because  he  is  used  by  the  largest 
number  of  people,  and  the  farm  horse  is  employed  in 
the  production  of  that  which  sustains  the  life  of  man 
as  well  as  of  most  animals.  Horses  of  this  class  are 
generally  of  a  mixed  breed,  but  they  must  be  of  good 
size,  style  and  action  in  order  to  be  valuable.  A  ma- 
jority of  farm  horses  are  too  small  to  be  of  the  most 
value  to  their  owners.  Farmers,  as  a  class,  should 
recognize  the  necessity  of  good  work  horses  in  order  to 
accomplish  the  best  results.  Inferior  horses  cannot 
give  as  good  results,  and  it  costs  just  as  much  to  keep 
them. 

AMERICAN    DRAFT     HORSES     SELL 
WELL  IN  ENGLAND  AND  WALES. 

Washington. — The  Secretary  of  Agriculture  has 
recently  received  from  United  States  Consul  Lathrop, 
at  Bristol,  a  statement  showing  that  the  cost  of  car 
horses  bought  in  Wales  and  the  middle  of  England 
varies  from  $170  to  $220,  and  of  draft  horses.  $270  to  $325. 
The  statement  is  brought  out  by  the  discussion  in 
Secretary  Morton's  report  of  the  growing  demand  for 
American  horses  in  England,  2,811  being  exported  dur- 
ing the  year. 

It  always  pays  to  raise  the  best  grade  of  horses.  The 
market  is  never  over-stocked  with  such  horses  as  are 
shown  in  our  engravings, 


FARM  HORSES. 

Many  farmers  lose  a  good  deal  of  money  by  allowing 
their  horses  to  run  down  or  by  not  keeping  them  strong 
and  vigorous.  Any  farm  team  will  do  more  work  and 
on  less  feed  if  "International  Stock  Food"  is  fod  reg- 
ularly. It  purifies  the  blood,  gives  good  digestion  and 
perfect  assimilation,  keeps  them  healthy,  strong  and 
vigorous.  Saves  more  than  enough  grain  to  pay  cost  of 
using.  It  is  not  what  a  horse  eats,  but  what  is  thoroughly 
digested,  that  gives  vigorous  life  or  increased  flesh. 

Pour  quarts  of  oats  per  feed  and  the  regular  feed  of 
"International  Stock  Food"  will  keep  your  horse  in 
better  condition  than  five  quarts  of  oats  without  "In- 
ternational Stock  Food." 

Three  quarts  of  oats  and"lntenuitlonaI  Stock  Food" 
will  keep  your  horse  in  better  condition  than  four 
quarts  of  oats  without  "International  5tock  Food" 

In  11  days  you  would  save  one  bushel  of  oats  worth 
from  25  to  35  cents,  "international  Stock  Food" 
would  cost  you  only  about  six  to  eight  cents  for  11 
days'  use.  Your  horse  would  be  in  very  much  better 
condition,  and  you  would  save  fuUy  50  cents  per  month 
in  feed  for  each  horse. 

Progressive  horse  owners  should  give  "International 
Stock  Food"  a  fair  practical  test  for  a  reasonable 
time,  say  30  to  60  days.  Where  used  strictly  as  directed 
by  intelligent  horse  owners,  we  guarantee  it  to  save 
two  to  three  quarts  of  feed  per  day. 

You  can  take  a  poor  borse  and  fatten  him  very 
\  quickly  by  u^ing^    'International  5tock  Food," 


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The  Above  Engraving  Shows  a  Matched  Percheron  Team,  as  They  Move  Along  at  a  Good  Spanking  Gait.   It  is  a 
Valuable  Quality  of  This  Draft  Breed  and  Some  of  Them  Can  Easily  Show  a  Four  Minute  Gait. 


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FOOD 


M 


Keeps   Farm   Horses   in   PerFeot   Condition. 


HORSE  GAINED  125  LBS.  IN  30  DAYS. 

Bell  Beook,    Ohio. 
SiES : — I  had  a  horse  which  was  in  bad  condition,  and 
wishing  to  fatten  him  for  sale,  I  used  your  "Interna- 
tional Stock  Food."    Within  one  week  the  hair  began 
to  loosen  and  in  30  days  he  gained  125  pounds. 

Very  respectfully,       JAMES  C.  CUNNINGHAM. 

GIVES  HORSES  NEW  LIFE. 

PooLviLLE,  Texas. 
Gentlemen:  —  Having  used  your  "International 
Stock  Food"  for  the  past  two  years  and  being  highly 
pleased  with  the  results,  drop  you  a  few  lines  to  let 
you  know  I  can  recommend  "International  Stock 
Food"  most  highly.  I  have  been  driving  my  horses 
forty  miles  every  other  day.  They  have  new  life,  new 
hair  and  I  have  to  hold  them  back  in  place  of  pushing 
on  the  reins.  Yours  respectfully,        A.  E.  KIDD. 

TESTED  IN  LUMBER  CAMPS. 

Ad  Sable,    Michigan. 
Gentlemen:— This  is  to  certify  that  I  have  used 

four  "International  Stock  Food"  for  our  horses  in  the 
umber  camps.  I  have  used  a  great  many  different 
condition  powders  and  "Stock  Foods"  in  the  camps, 
but  the  "International  Stock  Food"  gives  the  best 
Batisf  action  of  any  I  ever  used.  I  can  recommend  it  to 
all  horsemen.  Very  truly,        HENRY  WARD, 

Foreman  H,  Sil.  Itoxxaa  &  Sons,  Liumber  Dealers. 


SAVES  MONEY  FOR  LIVERYMEN. 

Feankfoet,    Indiana. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  : — Have  used  "International  Stock  Food' ' 
for  the  past  two  years  for  my  livery  stock  and  find  it 
to  be  a  money  saver  for  liverymen.  I  have  had  no 
trouble  in  keeping  up  horses  while  they  wens  doing 
double  work.  This  I  attribute  to  the  merits  of  "Inter- 
national Stock  Food."    Yours  truly,  T.N.BUTLER. 

PUTS  HORSES  IN  GOOD  CONDITION. 

Mechanicsbueg,    Ohio. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Sirs:— I  have  used  many  different  kinds  of  Stock 
Foods  but  I  have  always  obtained  the  best  results  from 
"International  Stock  Food."  It  is  the  bebt  article 
made  I  know  of,  to  put  a  horse  in  Al  condition. 

LEW  LYONS,  Farmer  and  Stock  Raiser. 

GIVES  LIFE,  STRENGTH  AND  VIGOR. 

HuNisviLLE.  Ohio. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  : — We  have  used  many  kinds  of  condi- 
tion powders,  but  have  never  found  the  "International 
Stock  Food's"  equal.  It  gives  life,  strength  and  vigor 
and  tones  up  a  horse  in  great  shape.  Can  recommend 
it  to  any  horseman.    Yours  respectfully. 

SHORT  &  SON,  Liverymen, 


INTERNATIONAL    STOCK    BOOK. 


HACKNEY  STALLBON,  iNALSOLr.l,  2577. 


BUYING  HORSES. 

Never  bay  a  horse  while  in  motion:  watch  him 
stand  still.  If  sound,  he  ■will stand  firmly  and  squarely 
on  bis  limbs  without  moving,  except  when  he  has  very 
high  life.  He  will  be  flat  on  the  ground,  with  legs 
plump  and  naturally  poised.  If  one  foot  is  thrown 
forward  and  toe  pointed  to  the  ground  with  heel 
raised,  or  if  foot  is  lifted,  disease  of  the  navicular 
bone  may  be  suspected,  or  at  least  a  tenderness  which 
is  liable  to  develop  into  serious  disease.  If  the  foot  is 
thrown  outy  toe  raised  and  heel  brought  down,  the 
horse  has  suffered  from  laminitis,  founder,  or  the  back 
sinews  are  sprained,  he  will  prove  worthless.  If  feet 
are  drawn  together  beneath  the  horse,  it  indicates  a 
misplacement  of  limb  and  weak  disposition  of  the 
muscles.  If  horse  stands  with  feet  spread  apart  or 
straddles  with  his  hind  legs,  there  is  weakness  of  the 
loins  and  the  kidneys  are  disordered.  If  knees  are 
bent  and  tremble,  the  horse  has  been  ruined  by  heavy 
pulling.  You  run  great  risk  in  buying  horses  with  con- 
tracted or  bad  formed  hoofs.  It  is  always  safest  to 
have  the  horse  thoroughly  examined  by  a  competent 
veterinary  surgeon  before  closing  the  deal. 

ECONOMY   IN  FEEDING. 

The  average  stock  food  or  condition  powder  on  the 
market  will  cost  you  one  to  three  cents  per  feed. 
"International  Stock  Food"  willgivemore  satisfactory 
results  and  only  cost  you 

2^-3  FEEDS  FOR  ONE  CENP"^ 

Some  companies  give  large  packages,  but  if  you  will 
notice  they  require  an  extra  large  amount  to  be  used 
for  a  feed,  so  that  when  you  compare  the  number  of 
feeds  per  pound,  "International  Stock  Food"  will  only 
cost  you  from  on«-third  to  one-fifth  as  much  to  use. 
Owing  to  superior  vegetable  medication  our  small  feeds 
once  or  twice  per  day  will  give  better  results  than  the 
larger  feed  of  many  other  kinds. 

Abie,  Nebraska. 
Deae  Sies:— I  have  been  feeding  "International 
Slock  Food"  to  my  mare  and  colt  and  I  believe  that 
your  Food  should  have  credit  for  putting  them  in  such 
lino  condition.  The  horse  is  looking  fine  after  a  couple 
weeks  feeding  of  ''International  Stock  Food." 

Very  truly,       WENCEL.  F.  PAVEL. 


BREEDING  FOR  SIZE. 

If  you  desire  to  raise  full-formed,  vigorous  and  sym- 
metrical horses,  special  attention  must  be  paid  to  both 
dam  and  sire.  If  you  desire  to  increase  the  size,  the 
mare  should  be  larger  than  the  horse.  If  size  is  cor- 
rect breed  to  a  horse  a  little  larger  than  mare.  Never 
make  the  mistake  by  trying  to  breed  up  the  size  by  the 
use  of  overgrown  sires.  It  will  -  generally  be  a  dis- 
mal failure.  Breed  only  from  pure  bred  sires  and 
always  have  in  view  the  improvement  of  your  stock. 
Well  bred  horses  of  good  size  are  always  in  demand. 

DO  YOU  RAISE  COLTS? 

If  you  raise  colts  you  realize  the  great  importance  of 
keeping  them  in  a  strong,  growing  condition.  There 
is  nothing  that  you  can  use  that  will  make  colts  grow 
as  rapidly  as  "International  Stock  Food."  All  yoa 
have  to  do  is  to  add  a  little  to  the  regular  oats  feed 
and  your  colts  will  make  a  rapid  growth  even  during 
the  winter.  Oats  is  the  ideal  grain  for  colts.  They 
are  muscle-building  and  blood-making  in  a  high  de- 
gree. It  does  not  contain  any  injurious  ingredients, 
and  you  can  feel  sure  that  not  any  bad  effects  can  pos- 
sibly follow  its  use.  "International  Stock  Food" 
tones  up  the  digestive  organs  and  gives  perfect  diges- 
tion and  assimi.ation  so  that  the  colt  obtains  full  bene- 
fit of  all  grain  eaten.  It  purifies  the  blood  and  makes 
it  rich  and  pure  and  thereby  prevents  disease  or  any 
unhealthy  condition  of  the  system.  It  keeps  the  skin 
and  hair  in  a  fine  condition. 

If  you  will  test  "International  Stock  Food"  on  your 
colts  you  will  never  raise  colts  without  using  this 
great  medicated  food.  It  is  absolutely  guaranteed  to 
fulfill  all  of  these  claims  or  your  money  will  be  re- 
funded so  that  its  use  will  not  cost  you  a  cent.  You 
ou£ht  to  test  it. 


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FRENCH  COACH  MARE  AND  COLT. 

This  is  an  engraving  from  life  of  an  extra  fine  French  coach  mare  and  her  four  montbs  old  colt.  There  is  no 
disputing  the  fnct  that  French  cnachers  are  rapidly  advancing  in  the  estimation  of  the  American  public  as  car- 
riage horses.    They  have  the  style,  action  and  size  that  commands  attention  everywhere. 


"INTERNATIOM  AL    STOCK 

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FOOD" 

IVIakes  Oolts  Grow  Very   Rcipidly. 


UNEQUALED  FOR  WINTERING  COLTS. 

Lexington,    Nebraska. 
Gentlemen:— I    used    "International  Stock  Food" 

for  my  horses  and  colts  last  year,  and  1  never  had  as 
good  success  in  wintering  my  young  stock  in  thirteen 
years'  experience  as  I  did  last  winter.  I  absolutely 
believe  it  prevents  disease,  and  I  would  not  feed  stock 
of  any  kind  without  using  it.  I  advise  all  stock  feeders 
to  try  "International  Stock  Food". 

FERDINAND    ZIMMER,  Stockman. 

CURED  HIS  HORSE  OF  INDIGESTION. 

Massey,  Ontaeio. 
Gentlemen  :— I  own  a  horse  four  years  old  that  was 
run  down  by  indigestion  and  hard  work  to  usclessness. 
One  box  of  -'International  Stock  Food"  cured  him  and 
is  putting  him  in  good  condition.  I  highly  recommend 
ittoall  Canadians.  JAMES  WITTY,  Farmer. 

A  VALUABLE  PAIR  OF  DRIVERS. 

New  Glaeus,  Wisconsin. 
Deae  Sies  :— I  have  a  fine  span  of  bay  driving  horses. 
One  of  them  was  suffering  from  indigestion  and  had  a 
severe  cough.  After  giving  him  "international  Stock 
Pood"  for  a  week  his  digestion  became  good,  oough 
was  cured  and  is  now  in  splendid  condition. 

Db.  E.  G.  HELGEPC^l,  V,  ■^. 


CURED  18  COLTS  OF  DISTEMPER. 

Riesel,  Texas. 
Gentlemen:— I  used  "International  Stock  Food" 
last  winter  and  spring,  and  can  say  that  it  is  the  best 
medicated  food  I  ever  used,  and  I  have  tried  many 
different  kinds.  I  had  eighteen  colts  with  the  distemper 
and  "international  Stock  Food"  cured  them.  Some 
of  these  colts  I  never  expected  to  live  over  the  winter, 
but  now  they  are  all  in  good  order.  "International 
Stock  Food"  is  a  money  maker  for  stockmen  and 
farmers.  J.  FEN8E. 

CURES  SICK  HORSES. 

Elmwood,  Nebraska. 
Sies:— I  can  highly  recommend  "international  Stock 
Food"  for  horses.  This  winter  my  horses  all  had  dis- 
temper and  I  fiiid  those  that  I  had  given  "International 
Stock  Food"  to  got  through  with  it  much  better  than 
those  that  had  none.  Can  say  I  expect  to  keep  a  supply 
on  hand.  C.  D.  KING. 

CURED  BOILS  ON  HIS  HORSES. 

Claeissa,  Minnesota. 
DEAB  Sies  :— My  horse  was  covered  with  boils  on  the 
shoulder  and  breast.  I  used  one  box  of  "International 
Stock  Food"  and  they  went  away,  and  bci  is  now  as 
smooth  as  ever.  It  is  the  greatest  blj>  id  ansb'Iever 
t""*"  A-  H-  O'DELL,  General  Dv^Jer. 


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Engraving  on  this  page  is  of  the  Shire  Horses,  Lothian  and  Knowlight  of  the  West. 


CAN  YOU  SPARE  TIME  IN  ORDER  TO 
MAKE   MONEY. 

If  you  do  not  read  another  word  in  this  book  it  will 
pay  you  to  read  every  testimonial  carefully.  Remem- 
ber that  we  place  $1,000  cash  guarantee  that  they  are 
genuine.  They  were  received  at  our  office  unsolicited, 
and  give  valuable,  practical  information  by  reliable 
Farmers  and  Stockmen  from-  all  parts  of  the  country. 
These  men  would  do  more  make  a  false  statement  than 
you  would,  and  their  practical  experience  with  "Inter- 
national Stock  Food"  is  something  yon  cannot  reason- 
ably overlook.  If  ten  of  your  neighbors  would  tell 
you  of  its  superior  merits,  you  would  believe  at  once. 
You,  of  course,  must  admit  that  honest  people  live  in 
other  parts  of  the  country  as  well  as  in  your  vicinity. 
If  you  used  an  article  and  considered  it  of  such  value 
that  it  would  pay  other  Stockmen  to  use  it  and  wrote  a 
recommendation  you  would  not  think  it  right  for  read- 
ers in  another  State  to  think  you  were  telling  an  un- 
truth simply  because  they  did  not  know  you.  If  you 
doubt  the  testimonials  wo  print,  you  place  yourself  in 
exactly  that  position.  By  looking  at  it  in  this  intelli- 
gent way  you  must  admit  that  those  men  are  entitled 
to  as  much  consideration  as  if  they  lived  within  five 
miles  of  you.  We  guarantee  them  genuine,  and  they 
say  that  it  pays  to  use  "International  Stock  Food." 
You  certainly  ought  to  test  it,  es|)ecially  whoa  wo 
agree  tha'i;  if  you  do  not  secure  paying  results  that 
your  money  will  be  refunded  in  full.  Our  manager  has 
been  a  stock  raiser  for  years,  and  presents  this  matter 
as  one  stockman  talking  to  another.  We  have  thou- 
sands of  oimilar  testimonials  on  file  in  our  office  sub- 
ject to  public  inspection.  They  are  from  progreesive 
farmers  and  stockmen. 


THE  SUCCESSFUL  BREEDER. 

The  successful  breeder  or  trainer  is  one  who  carefully 
studies  the  horse  from  all  his  various  standpoints. 
He  becomes  familiar  with  the  bony  structure,  the  mus^ 
cular  development,  all  the  vital  organs,  and  especially 
with  the  organs  of  digestion.  From  the  head  be  can 
be  sure  of  the  intelligence  and  docility  of  each  animal ; 
the  shoulders,  loia  and  haunch  will  be  a  true  index  of 
muscular  power;  the  girth  of  barrel  will  give  condition 
of  lungs,  heart  and  digestive  organs,  and  careful  ex- 
amination of  the  limbs  will  give  a  correct  estimate  of 
the  bone  and  sinew. 

The  raising  of  horses  requires  study  and  the  very 
best  of  practical  judgment,  combined  with  common 
sense  experience.  If  you  have  not  the  required  expe- 
rience you  must  absorb  the  best  parts  from  the  experi- 
ence of  others  and  make  a  careful  personal  application 
to  your  own  animals  and  the  object  you  have  in  view, 
A  few  make  money  breeding  trotters,  but  the  surest 
plan  is  to  breed  for  large,  stylish  coachers  and  large 
active,  heavy  draft  horses.  The  market  is  always 
good  for  these  classes  of  horses.  You  will  make  a  larger 
profit  with  your  horses  if  yon  nse  "International 
3tock  Pood." 

RAISING  JACKS  AND  MULES. 

Breeding  and  raising  jacks  and  miilos  is  a  great 
industry,  especially  in  the  South.  "International 
Stock  Food"  will  keep  them  healthy,  make  them  grow 
rapidly  and  put  them  in  condition  for  market  quicker 
than  anything  in  the  world.  No  mule  raiser  or  breeder 
should  fail  to  test  it.  It  is  extremely  cheap  to  use  and 
always  beneficial  to  core  or  prevent  diseasoi  or  to  save 
^  grain. 


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These  Jack  and  Jennets  are  from  the  celebrated  Jack  Farm  of  Luke  M.  Emerson,  Bowling  Green,  Mo. 


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V\^iII    lVIak€^    Your    Mules    Thrive. 


DISTEMPER  IN  MULES  OR  HORSES. 

Teimble  Station,  Tekwessee. 
Gentlemen:  —  !  have  been  using  "International 
Stock  Food"  for  two  years.  I  find  it  to  be  the  best 
medicine  for  distempter  among  mules  and  horses  that 
I  evor  tried,  and  I  take  pleasure  in  recommending  it  to 
farmers  and  stockmen.  R.  G.  FIELDER. 


IT  WILL  HELP  YOUR  MULE. 

EocHETT,    Texas. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

DeaeSies:— We  bought  a  pail  of  "International 
Stock  Food,"  and  have  noted  a  great  change  in  our 
mules  since  using  it.  DOUGLAS  BROS. 

CURED  HIS  MULE  OF  DISTEMPER.     CAUSED  A 

GAIN   OF    100   POUNDS. 

St.  Joseph,  Missouei. 
Dear  Sies:— I  used  three  boxes  of  "Internetional 
Stock  Food"  and  can  say  that  it  is  the  best  food  I  have 
ever  used.  Fed  it  to  one  of  my  mules  which  had  dis- 
temper badly.  He  is  now  entirely  cured  and  has  gained 
100  pounds  from  its  use.  It  cannot  be  recommended 
too  highly.  J.  B.  VOSE,  Stockman. 

INVIGORATES  BREEDING  JACKS. 

Baldwin,    Kansas. 
Gents:— I  have   used  "International   Stock  F»od" 
for  a  breeding  jack  and  will  say  that  it  ia  an  extra- 
ordinary food  for  that  purpose,  as  it  invigorates  and 
•trengtnens  the  system  and  makes  the  foals  stronger. 

W.  C.  SISSON. 


WONDERFUL  CURE  OF  A  MULE. 

Madison,  Ijtdiana. 
Gents  :— One  of  my  customers  had  a  very  fine  mule 
which  was  sick.  He  is  positive  that  it  had  every  indica- 
tion of  commeneoment  of  Tetannus  but  after  using  one 
box  of  "International  Stock  Food"  every  indication  of 
disease  left  and  the  mule  is  well.  I  know  that  this 
looks  rather  miraculous  but  your  food  gives  great- 
results.  W.  W.  PAGE,  Dealer. 

GREAT  THING  FOR  MULES. 

Ash  Flat,  Arkansas. 
Dear  Sies  : — I  have  used ' '  International  Stock  Food" 
for  some  time  and  can  recommend  it  as  the  best  thingr 
for  mules  I  have  ever  fed.  Mule  owners  should  test  it 
and  they  will  fijid  it  very  cheap  to  use  and  of  wonder- 
ful merits.  E.  O.  WOLF. 

A  20-YEAR  OLD  MULE  CURED  OF  DISTEMPER. 

Madeid,  Indiana. 
Dear  Sies:— I  wish  to  thank  you  for  "International 
Stock  Food."  I  had  a  mule  20  years  old  that  had  the 
distemper  very  badly ;  was  so  poor  he  had  no  use  of 
himself.  I  bought  one  box  and  used  it  as  directed  and 
today  my  mule  is  as  well  and  hardy  as  he  ever  was  and 
works  every  day.  WILFOED  WETSEL. 

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Coach  teams  of  this  class  always  command  a  high  price  in  cities.  When  farmers  breed  horses  for  sale  they 
Bhonld  be  sure  and  remember  that  a  stylish  carriage  horse  of  good  size  will  pay  much  better  than  to  breed  for  a 
race  horse.  The  average  farmer  crnnct  mile  money  as  a  breeder  of  racers  because  it  costs  too  much  to  develop 
them,  but  a  toppy  carriage  team  can  be  sold  for  a  good  price  at  any  time. 


FINE  COACH  HORSES. 

Bo  you  want  your  carriage  or  coach  team  to  have 
good  life  and  fine  appearance?  There  is  nothing  that 
wiU  "  tone  up"  the  system  and  give  as  glossy  coat  as 
*' International  5tock  Food."  It  is  guaranteed  to  be 
absolutely  safe  and  can  be  fed  to  your  horses  with  per- 
fect safety  either  for  one  month  or  one  year  oi  ten 
years.  It  never  leaves  any  injurious  effects.  "later" 
national  Stock  Pood"  saves  corn  and  oats.  It  gives 
renewed  strength  by  causing  perfect  digestion  and 
assimilation  and  purifying  the  blood.  It  cures  and 
prevents  many  forms  of  disease.  It  makes  horses  shod 
rapidly  in  the  spring  and  keeps  the  hair  smooth  and 
the  skin  in  good  condition.  "International  Stock 
Food"  wiU  cause  your  team  to  have  more  speed  and 
better  style.  You  will  be  very  much  surprised  at  the 
great  change  for  the  better  that  the  use  of  "Interno= 
tlonal  Stock  Food  "  will  make  in  your  horses.  Its,  use 
will  not  cost  you  a  cent  if  it  is  not  exactly  as  repre- 
sented.   It  is  cheap  to  use,  and  will  save  corn  and  oats. 


HE  OUGHT  TO  KNOW. 

Minneapolis,  Minn. 
I  have  fed  ^'International  Stock  Food" 

for  years  to  my  coach  team,  drivers  and 
stallions.  From  this  test  I  know  that  it 
pays,  because  it  keeps  them  in  fine  healthy 
condition.  It  improves  the  digestion  so  that 
less  grain  is  required,  it  purifies  the  blood 
and  "tones  up"  and  strengthens  the  entire 
system.  I  feed  it  once  or  twice  per  day. 
Horse  owners  will  find  that  its  use  will  be  a 
paying  investment.       M.  W.  SAVAGE, 

Owner  International  Stock  Food  Co. 


FAT  HORSES  SELL  BEST. 

If  you  have  any  horses  for  sale  you  cannot  afford  tc 
offer  them  on  the  market  in  a  poor  condition.  When  £, 
thin  horse  is  led  out  for  inspection  he  is  at  a  great  dis- 
advantage. Purchasers  will  always  pay  a  nigher 
price  for  a  fat  horse.  You  never  saw  a  handsome 
horse  that  was  poor  and  run  down.  Men  may  say  they 
would  not  bv_y  a  horse  that  was  loaded  down  with  fat, 
but  the  indisputable  fact  remains  that  in  the  public 
sale  ring  or  in  the  private  stable  the  horse  that  is  in 
good  flesh  brings  by  far  the  best  price,  other  things 
being  equal.  No  man  can  tell  whether  a  poor  horse 
can  be  fattened  or  not.  Now  and  then  some  horses 
cannot  be  fattened,  and  the  stranger  will  be  afraid 
that  your  thin  horsG  is  one  of  this  kind.  Horses  for 
erport  trade  must  also  be  fat,  because  they  will  still 
look  woU  after  the  long  voyage.  A  poor  horse  will  not 
command  as  much  on  the  market  by  $25  to  $50  as  a  fal 
horse  in  good  condition. 

If  you  have  one  horse  or  ten  horses  for  sale  it  will 
pay  you  a  very  large  extra  profit  to  feed  them  "Inter- 
national Stock  Food"  for  30or  eodays.  There  is  noth- 
ing that  will  fatten  a  horse  so  quickly  and  put  him  in 
as  fine  condition  as  this  superior  medicated  food.  It 
saves  corn  or  oats  and  only  costs  one  cent  for  three  full 
feeds,  and  one  fifty  cent  box  will  often  add  $25  to  the 
selling  price  of  a  horse  if  fed  for  30  days.  You  cannot 
afford  to  offer  a  thia  horse  for  sale  when  for  fifty  cents 
you  can  have  him  fat  and  his  skin  and  hair  in  fine  con- 
dition.    "International  Stock  Food"  makes  horses  fat. 

WE  WILL  PAY  $500  CASH 

To  any  one  proving  that  we  use  Antimony,  Rosin  Ar- 
senic, Aloes,  Strychnine  or  any  injurious  ingredient  for 
stock  in  breeding,  driving,  working,  growing  or  fatten- 
ing. It  is  absolutely  pure  and  perfectly  harmless^ 
{£S*even  for  human  use.  "International  Stock  Food" 
can  bo  fed  to  your  stock  every  day  or  just  as  you  think 
best  and  no  bud  results  will  evcf  come  from  its  use. 


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FOUR  horse:  team. 

In  this  engraving  we  show  a  four  horse  team  of  high  grade  draft  horses,  'rhere  is  a  constant  demand  for 
horses  of  this  kind,  and  they  command  a  price  of  from  3!20O.  to  ^SOO  each  in  our  large  cities.  This  is  a  class  of 
horses  that  it  will  pay  any  farmer  to  raise.  _  A  careful  selection  of  sire  and  dams  will  give  you  horses  fully  equal 
to  the  ones  represented  on  this  page.  It  will  pay  yon  to  give  this  matter  careful  study  if  you  desire  to  make  ths 
largest  possible  profit  in  raising  horses. 


'MMTER  NATIONAL     STOCK 

l^°3  FEEDS  FOK  ONE  CENT."^ 


FOOD" 

Gives    Work    Horses    More    Strength, 


CURED  DISTEMPER. 

Mt.  Sterling,    Illinois. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gents  :— I  wish  to  testify  to  the  merits  of  *'  Interna- 
tional Stock  Food."  My  horses  were  terribly  aiDicted 
this  spring  with  the  distemper,  coat  of  hair  rough,  no 
appetite  and  doing  no  good.  I  purchased  some  "Inter- 
national Stock  Food,"  and  from  the  time  of  commenc- 
ing the  use  I  could  notice  the  improvement.  They  im- 
proved from  the  distemper,  coat  of  hair  shed  nicely, 
their  appetite  improved  and  I  am  more  than  pleased 
with  the  results.  While  come  of  my  neighbors  have 
had  and  are  yet  having  a  serious  time  with  their  stock, 
mine  are  hearty  and  strong.  I  cannot  recommend  "In- 
ternational Stock  Food"  too  strongly. 

ELLIS  JOHNSON. 


TWO  YEARS'  LIVERY  TEST. 

Shelton,    Nebraska. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen:  —  For  several  years  I  have  had  an  op- 
portunity to  use  and  observe  the  effects  of  different 
Stock  Foods,  as  an  appetizer,  fiesh  producer  and  con- 
ditioner for  horses.  During  the  past  two  years  I  have 
been  using_  "International  Stock  Food."  It  is  all  you 
claim  for  it.  Any  practical  feeder  who  will  give  it  a 
fair  trial  will  be  convinced  of  its  merits. 

Yours  truly,    E.  A.  WESCOTT,  Liveryman. 

IT  MAKES  HORSES  FAT. 

AUKOEA,     NeBEASKA. 

International  Food  Co  ,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Deae  Sibs  :— I  bought  a  pail  of  "  International  Stock 
Food"  and  have  fed  it  to  my  work  horses,  and  find  it 
all  that  it  is  recommended  to  be.  I  had  a  fine  mare 
that  got  80  stiff  that  we  had  to  lift  her  up  when  down. 
She  got  very  poor  and  has  been  so  for  three  years,  but 
when  I  began  to  feed  her  "International  Stock  Food" 
cae  began  to  gain  at  once  and  now  she  is  in  good  shape 
tud  works  every  day  8.  A.  POLLABD. 


LIVERYMEN  RECOMMEND  IT. 

Dallas,   Texas. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 
We  have  been  feeding  "International  Stock  Food" 

to  our  horses  the  past  two  months,  and  find  it  to  be  the 
best  preparation  of  the  kind  we  have  ever  used.  We 
recommend  it  very  highly.  J.  S.  TURLEY. 

Proprietor  Turley's  Livery,  Feed  and  Sale  Stable. 
Noel  K.  McKey,  Manager. 


UNEQUALED    FOR   LIVERY   STABLES.     CURES 

AND  PREVENTS  DISEASE.    SAVES  GRAIN. 

Feeeis,   Texas. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Mina. 

Gents:— I  use  "International  Stock  Food"  all  the 
time,  and  I  must  say  that  it  is  indeed  a  good  prepara- 
tion.   I  can  recommend  it  highly  to  any  stockman. 

DiSfVlS  BUFF,    Liveryman. 

KENTUCKY  HORSEMAN. 

Lodisville,    Kentucky. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  :— I  had  a  mare  that  was  scouring  badly. 
I  bought  a  package  of  "International  Stock  Food" 

and  it  entirely  relieved  her  and  I  can  see  a  decided  im- 
provement in  her.  Can  cheerfully  recommend  it  to  all 
horsemen.     HERMAN  D.  EGGERS,  400  E.  Jefferson  St. 

IMPROVES  DIGESTION. 

Shelton,    Nebeaska, 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Deae  Sies:  —  I  have  used  "International  Stock 
Food"  for  over  a  year  with  good  results.  I  feed  to 
horses  whenever  they  do  not  digest  their  food.  A  few 
good  doses  brings  them  around  all  right.  I  am  well 
pleased  with  the  results  obtained  byusing  the  food. 

Fo  W.  PBIBNOW. 


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PERFECTION  893. 

,  Bay;  16?^  hands  and  foaled  1887.  Imported  and  owned  by  M.  W.  Dunham,  Oaklawn  Farm,  Wayne,  Illinois. 
Winner  of  Sweepstakes,  World's  Columbian  Exposition  1893.  First  prize  World's  Columbian  Exposition,  1893,  as 
best  French  Coach  Stallion  over  5  years.  First  prize  World's  Columbian  Exposition  with  two  of  his  get.  Cham- 
pion over  all  breeds,  Chicago  Horse  Show  1894.  First  prize  at  Madison  Square  Garden,  New  York,  1896.  Winner 
Grand  Coach  Horse  Challenge  Cup  over  all  breeds,  any  age  or  size,  Chicago  Horse  Show  1897.  Sired  by  French 
Government  Stallion  Banyuls.    Dam,  Charlotte  sired  by  Page,  he  by  Idomenee. 


CARE  OF  LEGS  AND  FEET. 

Very  few  horses  have  sufficient  care  given  to  the 
logs  and  feet.  This  is  especially  the  case  with  horses 
on  the  farm.  Hours  are  spent  in  brushing  the  hair, 
mane  and  tail,  but  the  legs  and  feet  are  neglected. 
Don't  you  know  that  a  horse's  body  could  be  rubbed  all 
day  and  yet  the  horse  might  be  permanently  injured 
because  his  feet  were  neglected?  Without  sound  limbs 
and  feet,  the  most  beautiful  looking  horse  would  be 
worthless.  Keep  the  feet  clean  and  the  hoof  soft  and 
healthy  by  careful  daily  attention.  "  International 
Honey-Tar  Foot  Remedy"  softens  and  toughens  the 
hoof  and  cures  contraction,  etc.  Used  as  directed  it  is 
the  cheapest  and  best  hoof  packing  in  the  world.  It 
aids  nature  in  restoring  the  natural  healthy  condition 
Have  your  horse  properly  shod  every  three  or  four 
weeks.  Eub  his  legs  thoroughly  when  cleaning  him. 
Wash  the  legs  after  a  drive  or  hard  day's  work,  and 
rub  them  dry.  If  you  have  any  extra  time  to  spare  it 
will  pay  to  bandage  each  leg,  for  a  short  time,  after 
long  drives  or  extra  hard  work. 


SAVE  THE  FROG. 

Do  you  know  that  the  frog  of  the  foot  is  intended  to 
strike  the  ground  and  acts  as  a  cushion  to  break  the 
force  of  the  blow  as  it  comes  in  contact  with  the 
ground?  If  you  do  know  this  why  will  you  allow  it 
pared  down  and  cut  away  so  that  it  is  useless  for  the 
purpose  intended  by  nature?  It  should  not  be  touched 
when  healthy  and  the  horse  should  not  be  shod  in  any 
way  that  will  prevent  good  frog  pressure.  The  pres- 
sure on  the  frog  gives  life  to  the  foot,  prevents  con- 
traction and  many  other  diseases.  Guard  the  frog  of 
your  horse's  foot  in  proportion  as  you  value  the  horse. 

BLANKETING  HORSES. 

It  is  customary  for  some  people  to  put  a  blanket  on 
their  horses,  while  working,  in  cold  weather.  While 
the  horse  is  working  there  is  no  danger  that  he  will 
suffer  from  the  cold.  If  a  blanket  is  used  the  average 
horse  will  sweat  and  the  moisture  will  be  retained,  and 
in  this  way  the  danger  from  taking  cold  is  much 
greater.  In  working  the  horse  does  not  need  only  hia 
natural  covering. 


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FRENCH  COACH  TEAM OF  M.  W.  SAVAGE. 

Major  and  Colonel  were  sired  by  a  French  coach  horse  and  their  dams  were  standard  bred  trotting  mares 
They  are  half  brothers,  jet  bl»ck,  finely  built  and  weigh  2400  pounds.  This  team  is  so  closely  mated  that  it  is 
hard  to  tell  one  from  the  other.  Mr.  Savage  ia  greatly  pleased  with  the  team,  and  was  on  the  lookout  for  over  two 
years  before  he  found  them.  They  appear  in  this  engraving  on  the  Lake  of  the  Isles  racing  course,  MinneapoliB, 
Minn.,  during  the  winter  of  1900.  Their  action  is  very  fine.  Major  and  Colonel  eat  "IntemationBl  Stock  Food" 
every  day  and  it  keeps  them  in  very  fine  condition,    Snch  teams  command  a  price  of  $2000  to  $3000  in  the  large  cities. 


'MNTBRNATIOMAL      STOCK 

t&-3  FEEDS  1^  ONE  CENT."^ 


FOOD^' 

6i\/€^s  ei  Glo&sv  Ooat   and  Fine  Appe^aranoes. 


LIVERY  STABLES  MUST  HAVE  "INTERNA- 
TIONAL STOCK  FOOD." 

Waxahachib,    Texas. 
To  all  whom  it  may  concern : 

This  will  certify  that  we  fed  "International  Stock 
Food"  for  some  time,  can  recommend  it  to  all  live 
stockmen  who  wish  to  keep  their  stock  up  in  good 
shape  in  every  particular. 

MOSELY  &  MAYS,  Feed  and  Sale  Stable. 


THE  BEST  KIND  OF  RESULTS. 

Mt.  Aye,    Iowa. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis.  Minn. 

Dear  Sies:  —  I  Lave  tried  "international  Stock 
Food"  on  horses  with  the  best  kind  of  results.  I 
had  a  horse  which  had  indigestion  very  badly,  but  was 
completely  cured  by  "  International  Stock  Food."  I 
shajl  always  use  it  on  my  stock  and  recommend  it  to 
my  neighbors,  as  no  farmer  should  fail  to  be  convinced 
of  its  worth.  ELMER  SCHLAPIA. 


FULFILLS  ALL  CLAIMS. 

Pittsburg,    Texas. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Dear  Sirs:  —  I  have  used  "International  Stock 
Food"  among  my  horses  and  can  heartily  say  that  it 
hag  always  done  just  exactly  what  is  claimed  for  it, 
i.nd  has  given  me  the  very  best  of  satisfaction.  I  con- 
sider it  tne  best  "Stock  Food"  on  the  market. 

G.  B.  SPAEMAN. 


ALWATS  GIVES  SATISFACTION. 

Woodstock,    Ohio. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Dear  Sirs  :— I  bought  a  25-lb.  pail  of  "  International 
Stock  Food"  and  made  a  special  test  on  my  hortes  and 
can  say  that  I  never  fed  anything  in  the  way  of  a  con- 
ditioner that  equals  "International  Stock  Food,"  and 
I  make  this  statement  for  the  benefit  of  my  neighbors. 
Yours  truly,       W.  P.  BUEXHAM. 

CURES  INDIGESTION. 

Dallas,    Texas. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Dear  Sirs:— I  have  given  "International  Stock 
Food  "  a  thorough  test  and  consider  it  by  far  the  best 
and  only  preparation  to  be  administered  to  stock  gen- 
erally. I  never  intend  to  be  without  it  from  now  on. 
My  driving  horse  was  suffering  from  indigestion,  con- 
stipation and  derangement  of  the  bowels  generally  as 
well  as  retention  of  urine.  After  giving  him  one  table- 
spoonful  morning  and  night  for  one  week,  it  rapidly 
restored  my  horse's  health,  and  he  is  now  in  good  i>on 
dition.  W.  C.  BUEKE,  M. .    . 

MAKES  CONSTANT  GAINS. 

Bangor,    Wisconsin. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Dear    Sirs:  — After    using    " international    Stock 
Food"  my  horses  have  gained  constantly  and  are  now 
fat  and  sleek.   Think  the  farmers  should  use  more  of  it, 
Yours  in  haste,      DICK  SCHEOEDER 


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HIGH  GRADE  PLOW  TEAiW. 

It  is  a  pleaenre  for  any  farmer'to  own  and  work  a  high  grade  plow  team  as  shown  in  this  engraving.  It  does 
not  cost  any  more  to  raise  or  to  keep  a  team  of  this  kind  and  they  are  worth  more  money  and  will  do  more  work. 
Every  farmer  ought  to  breed  for  the  best  that  can  be  produced  because  it  is  not  only  a  pleasure  to  own  a  good 
horse  but  you  will  make  more  money. 


A  GOOD  PLOW  TEAM. 

A  plow  team  must  be  thoroughly  under  control.  The 
horses  should  be  trained  to  the  word  fully  as  much  as 
to  the  rein  and  taught  to  obey  promptly.  They  must 
be  evenly  matched  for  strength  and  agility.  A  fast 
high-spirited  horse  and  a  slow  dull  one  make  a  bad 
team  anywhere,  but  worse  of  all  at  the  plow.  With  a 
team  of  this  kind  no  man  can  do  good  work,  and  with- 
out  good  plowing  good  crops  cannot  be  expected.  It  is  a 
rare  sight  to  see  a  first-class  plow  team,  but  the  farmer 
who  has  one  will  do  more  woik  and  with  less  effort. 


DO  YOU  BELIEVE  IN 
BREEDS? 


IMPROVED 


If  yon  believe  in  improved  breeds  of  stock,  ma- 
chinery, etc.,  you  must  believe  that  new  facts  can  be 
discovered  in  regard  to  feeding  hofses  so  as  to  insure 
perfect  digestion  and  rapid  growth.  When  horses 
roamed  wild  they  could  supply  themselves  with  certain 
herbs  that  would  keep  them  healthy.  After  hundreds 
of  years  of  confinement  you  cannot  expect  them  to  be 
in  as  good  condition,  and  now  they  must  be  supplied 
with  certain  harmless  herbs  in  order  to  keep  them  in 
the  best  of  condition.  "International  Stock  Pood" 
combines  several  such  roots  and  herbs,  and  only  re- 
quires a  practical  test  to  prove  to  any  reasonable  man 
that  horses  will  do  more  work  or  driving  where  it  is 
used,  and  the  cost  is  only  10  to  20  cents  per  month,  and 
will  easily  save  you  50  cents  per  month  in  feed.  A 
special  book  of  directions  for  horses  is  inside  of  every 
packa£:e  or  pail  of  "International  Stock  Food."  This 
book  gives  all  details  for  every  use. 

STALLION   OWNERS. 

If  yon  want  your  stallions  to  sire  extra  strong,  vigor- 
ous colts  you  cannot  afford  to  neglect  the  use  of 
"International  Stock  Food."  He  will  not  only  bo  a 
surer  foal  getter,  but  he  will  sire  a  much  better  class  of 
colts.  The  food  is  very  cheap  to  use,  purifies  the  blood 
and  thoroughly  invigorates  the  entire  system.  We 
guarantee  it  perfectly  harmless  in  any  way. 


HORSES  IN  THE  SPRING. 

At  no  time  of  year  are  horses  worked  harder  than  in 
the  spring,  and  at  no  season  of  the  year  are  they  in 
such  a  poor  condition  for  hard  work.  This  applies 
especially  to  farm  horses,  as  they  are  generally  allowed 
to  run  out  and  shift  for  themselves  in  the  winter,  be- 
cause there  is  no  work.  Such  treatment  allows  the 
system  to  run  down,  and  they  are  generally  in  bad  con- 
dition to  commence  hard  work,  unless  they  have  been 
well  groomed  and  fed  at  least  a  month  or  six  weeks  be- 
fore the  spring  rush  commences.  You  cannot  afford  to 
allow  yoxir  horse  to  run  down.  A  good  many  heavy 
teams  in  the  cities  are  treated  in  the  same  way.  You 
will  save  Oioney  by  using  "International  Stock  Food." 

THE  BEST  GRAIN  FEED. 

There  is  no  grain  so  good  for  nutrition,  muscle 
building  and  blood-making  as  good,  sound  oats.  They 
are  easily  digested  and  not  heating.  Corn  is  used  a 
great  deal,  but  it  is  not  so  easily  digested,  is  heating, 
and  causes  the  animal  to  sweat  too  freely.  A  horse 
should  have  hay  first  and  then  grain.  Water  should  be 
given  one-half  hour  after  feeding.  Many  horses  have 
the  dyspepsia,  caused  by  being  driven  or  worked  hard 
immediately  following  a  full  meal.  A  little  "Inter- 
national Stock  Food"  added  to  the  regular  feed  once 
or  twice  per  day  will  save  corn  or  oats  and  keep  your 
horse  in  extra  good  condition. 

BREEDING. 

All  wild  animals  are  comparatively  free  from  dis- 
ease. It  is  when  domesticated  that  disease  appears. 
This  is  caused  by  an  entire  change  of  surroundings, 
feed  and  care.  The  care  of  horses,  especially  in  cities, 
is  often  left  to  an  incompetent  person,  and  the  wonder 
is  that  they  remain  in  any  degree  of  good  health  under 
such  treatment.  In  breeding,  a  great  many  owners  are 
totally  unfit  to  make  a  wise  selection,  and  the  result  is 
that  the  country  is  filled  with  worthless  scrubs.  These 
animals  are  thrown  on  the  market  by  the  thousands, 
with  the  result  that  prices  are  greatly  lowered,  so  that 
good  horses  do  not  command  the  prices  they  shoviW., 


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SADDLE  STALLION   BEAU  BRUiWMEL  800. 

He  was  sired  by  Jewel  Denmark  70,  son  of  Washington  Denmark  64,  which  was  by  Gaines'  Denmark  61,  eon  ol 
the  foundation  horse  of  that  name ;  his  dam  was  known  as  the  Dennison  saddle  mare  and  had  for  sire  the  trotting- 
bred  horse  Edwin  Forest  (Alexander's).  His  winnings  at  the  horse  shows  have  been  rernarkable  and  he  certainly 
possesses  the  points  of  an  ideal  saddle  animal.  Beau  Brummel  was  a  dark  chestnut  with  a  bit  of  white  on  the 
near  hind  coronet.  He  grew  to  a  height  of  15.3  hands  and  a  weight  of  1100  lbs.  As  a  three-year-old  he  sold  for 
$1000.   During  his  career  he  gained  nearly  one  hundred  ribbons,  many  of  them  in  competition  with  famous  horses. 

"INTERNATIOINIAL      STOCK      FOOD" 

Ve^3   FEEDS   fob  ONE  CENT.°^ 
6i\/&s   et   (31ossv   Coat   and    New    LiF€^. 


CURED  HIS  STALLION. 

Cambeidge,  p.  O.j    Alabama. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  : — I  have  a  fine  stallion  that  was  severely 
water  foundered,  and  was  so  lame  he  could  scarcely 
walk  at  all.  I  gave  him  your  "  International  Stock 
Food"  according  to  directions  on  package,  and  in  four 
or  five  days  he  appeared  to  be  well  and  all  right,  and 
has  not  shown  any  symptoms  of  founder  since. 

ALLEN  N.  JOHNSTON. 

A  GREAT  FLESF  PRODUCER. 

Elmwood,    Nebeaska, 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gents:  — I  have  fed  "International  Stock  Food"  to 
horses  and  find  it  one  of  the  best  flesh  producers  1  hs-  ve 
ever  used.  I  find  it  an  excellent  remedy  to  give  horses 
in  Spring  of  year  to  fit  them  for  Spring  work.  Can  rec- 
ommend the  same  to  any  one.  C.  VANDOM. 

JUST  RIGHT  FOR  HORSES. 

Conway,    Missouei. 
I  have  osed  "International  Stock  Food"  for  horses 
and  mules  in  bad  condition,    It  gives  perfect  satisfac- 
tion.   I  will  not  buy  any  other  food  when  I  can  get  the 
"International."  W,  E.  DANIEL.  Stockman. 


UNEQUALLED  FATTENER. 

Lawn  Ridge,    Illinois. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  :  —  Some  time  ago  I  had  a  horse  whose 
appetite  was  very  poor.  Would  not  eat  two  quarts  of 
oats  at  a  feed.  Hair  looked  bad,  and  was  sadly  out  of 
condition.  I  purchased  one  50-cent  package  of  "Inter- 
national Stock  Food"  and  commenced  giving  it  to  him. 
The  horse  commenced  to  improve  from  the  first  dose 
given  him  and  is  now  in  fine  condition.  I  can  cheer- 
fully recommend,  and  in  fact  feel  as  though  I  could  not 
say  too  much  in  favor  of  "International  Stock  Food." 

ALEX  EUSSEL. 

HIS  HORSE  GAINED  80  LBS.  IN  15  DAYS. 
Bowling  Geeen,  Kentuckt. 
This  is  to  certify  that  I  weighed  an  11-year-old  horse 
for  E.  H.  Porter  or»  the  27th  day  of  August.  The  horse 
was  thin  in  flesh  and  weighed  920  lbs.  On  the  9th  day 
of  September,  after  he  had  been  fed  "Internationa? 
Stock  Food"  for  one  week  and  six  days.  I  weighed  the 
horse  again  and  he  tipped  the  beam  at  even  1,000  lbs., 
after  doing  regular  work  every  day.    GEO.  T.  PRICE. 

I  saw  the  above  mentioned  horse  weighed  both  t  imes 
and  certify  that  the  above  ii  correct.  JNO.  E.  GRAY, 
Veterinary  Surgeon.  Office  ^t  Pnce'f  Liy^rv  Steble, 


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THE   WONDERFUL   CURE    FOR   BARB-WIRE   GUTS 

EVERY  BOTTLE  SOLD  ON  A  POSITIVE  GUARANTEE  TO  REFUND  MONEY  IF  IT  ^VER  FAILS. 


J^hiB  Engraving  Shows  a  Horse  Cat  and  Tom  by  a  Barb- Wire  Fence  and  is  Not  an  Ezapgeration  as  Any  Man 
Knows  Who  Has  Ever  Had  a  Horse  Try  to  Force  His  Way  Through  a  Barb- Wire  Fence. 

USE    "SILVER    PINE    HEALING     OIL" 

In  Many  Years'  Extended  Use  There  Has  Never  Been  a  Case  of  Failure. 


HORRIBLE  BARB-WIRE   INJURY.     THIS  OIL  IS 
A  SURE  CURE. 

Black  Jack  Geove,  Texas. 
/  Srss : — It  affords  me  pleasure  to  testify  to  the  extra- 
ordinary merits  of  "  Silver  Pine  Healing  OH."  A  colt 
of  mine  ran  against  a  barb-wire  fence  and  nearly  sev- 
ered its  shoulders  from  its  body.  My  neighbors  tried  to 
induce  me  to  kill  it,  but  I  wanted  to  save  it.  I  tried  sev- 
eral remedies  without  success  when  Iheard  of  •'Silver 
Pine  Healing  Oil."  I  commenced  using  it,  and  in  two 
weeks  the  wound  was  completely  cured.  F.M.BINION. 

HEALS  WITHOUT  A  SCAR. 

Qalesville     Illinois. 
Dbae  Sie3:— After  giving  "Silver  Pine  Healing  OH" 
a  fair  trial,  we  find  it  the  best  remedy  for  barb-wire 
cuts  we  have  ever  tried.    It  heals  the  cut  rapidly  and 
does  not  leave  a  scar.    Yours  in  stock  raising, 

J.O.  Bateman,  John  Wolf,  John  T.  Churchill. 

A  GREAT  OIL  FOR  MAN  OR  BEAST. 

Grant,    Kentucky. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  :— Your  "Silver  Pine  Healing  Oil"  beats 
anything  we  ever  saw  for  healing  a  fresh  cut.  It  is  ex- 
oelleDt  for  man  or  beast.  4.  COBBIN  &  SON. 


FOOT  NEARLY  CUT  OFF  IN  BARB-WIRE. 

Industry,  Kansas. 
Gents:  —  I  have  raised  and  handled  a  good  deal  of 
stock,  and  doctored  a  great  many  horses  outside  of  my 
own.  I  had  a  mare  who  got  into  a  barb-wire  fence  and. 
her  foot  was  nearly  cut  off  and  I  considered  her  worth- 
less, but  thought  I  would  try  "Silver  Pine  HeallngOil." 
The  first  day  I  could  see  that  it  was  the  medicine,  and 
it  soon  completely  cured  her.  "  Silver  Pine  Healing 
OH"  is  the  best  remedy  I  ever  saw,  and  I  have  heard 
several  make  the  same  report.  HENRY  GREEN. 

ALMOST   RUINED   BY   BARB-WIRE.      AMAZING 
RESULTS  BY  THIS  OIL. 

Savoy,  Texas. 
This  is  to  certify  that  I  have  used  '  'Silver  Pine  Heal- 
ing Oil"  with  most  satisfactory  results.  I  had  a  five- 
year-old  mare  cut  so  very  badly  that  1  thought  her  ruin- 
ed forever,  but  "Silver  Pine  Healing  OH"  cured  her. 
I  have  used  it  on  both  man  and  beast,  and  believe  it  is 
the  most  wonderful  healer  discovered.    J.  G.  WHITE. 

THIS  OIL  HOLDS  THE  TRADE. 

Brook,    Indiana. 
Dbab  Sirs:— I  am  having  a  good  trade  on  " Silver 
Pine  Healing  OH."  N,  I.  TYLER,  Druggist. 


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This  engraving  i8  from  life,  and  shows  the  fine  pair  of  "Side  Wheelers,"  Prince  and  Jack,  owned  byM.  W  Havag«, 
of  International  Food  Co.  They  are  nearly  17  hands  high.  Prince,  sired  by  Hamdallah— dambyAllieQain  je.  Jack, 
aired  by  Attraction— dam  by  Young  Bashaw.    They  eat  "International  Stock  Food"  every  day  and  it  savof  graic 

''SILVER     PINE     HEALING     OIL" 

Always    Cures    Barb-VNZire    Outs. 


WHAT  IS  IT? 

"Silver  Pine  Healing  Oil"  is  composed  of  pure  veg- 
etable healing  oils  and  has  an  extraordinary  purifying 
Boothing  and  healing  effect.  When  applied  at  onco after 
an  injury  it  absolutely  prevents  any  serious  inf.arnma- 
tion  and  causes  it  to  heal  with  remarkable  rapidity. 
It  has  been  on  the  market  a  great  many  years  and  has 
given  universal  satisfaction  for  all  directed  uses, 
"Silver Pine  Healing  Oil"  is  very  mild  to  use,  abso- 
lutely harmless  and  certainly  an  unequaled  healer. 
THE  WONDERFUL  HEALER  FOR  BAR3-WIRK 
INJURIES. 

There  is  no  question  but  what  "Silver  Pine  Healing 
Oil"  is  the  greatest  cure  for  Barb-Wire  Injuries  ever 
placed  on  the  market.  It  soothes,  prevents  inflamma- 
tion and  causes  it  to  heal  very  rapidly.  It  has  been 
tested  in  thousands  of  cases  and  we  have  never  heard 
of  a  single  case  of  failure.  If  it  is  applied  at  once 
after  the  injury  the  good  results  will  astouifih  you. 
One  bottle  will  often  save  a  horse. 

ALSO  CURES 

Old  Sores,  Bruises,  Kicks,  Swellings,  Bums,  Scalds, 
Muscular  Rheumatism,  Sprains,  Injuries  by  Rusty 
Nails  and  all  Flesh  WoundE.  ■  •• 


IT  DOES  WONDERS. 

Scotland,    Indiana. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Dear  Sies:  — "Silver  Pine  Healing  Oil"  has  done 
wonders  in  curing  barb-wire  cuts,  etc.  One  of  my  cus- 
tomers had  a  young  mule  bo  weak  in  the  pasturn  joint 
that  it  could  not  walk.    Your  oil  effected  a  cure. 

W.  H.  BUEK,  M.  D. 

CURED  IN  TWO  DATS 

St.  Paul,    Minnesota. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gents  :  —  One  of  my  best  work  horses  got  kicked  on 
the  inside  of  the  leg.  I  used  ".-^^lver  Pine  Healing  Oil" 
freely  for  two  days,  and  the  results  were  remarkable. 
At  the  expiration  of  that  time  she  was  able  to  v.se  the 
leg  and  walk  around  the  pasture  nearly  all  day  eating 
grass.  "Silver  Pine  Healing  Oil"  is  the  best  prepara- 
tion I  ever  saw  for  cuts  and  bruises. 

W.  E.  KENDSICK. 

A3  GOOD  AS  NEW. 

Burrow,    Georgia. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  :— Last  year  I  got  my  horse  cut  by  baib- 
wire,  and  had  to  sew  him  up  in  four  places.  Everjbody 
doubted  that  ne  would  ever -get  better,  but  in  one 
month's  time  he  was  as  good  as  ever.  I  used  only 
"Silver  Pine  Healing  Oil."  It  is  good  wherever  it  i;.' 
oaed.  M.  SCHRENK 


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ROYAL  BELGIAN  STALLION,  SAMSON. 

Imported  and  Owned  by  Ed.  F.  Jolivan,  Elvaston,  Hancock  County,  HI. 


"SILVER     PINE     HEALING     OIL"' 

Cures  Sprains,  Kioks,  Bruises,  Inflammation,  Etc. 


THIS  OIL  CURED  THE  SWEENY. 

Smithdale,  Aekansas. 
Deab  Sies  :— I  consider  it  but  just  that  I  should  give 
you  my  experience  with  the  "Silver  Pine  Healins  OH" 
purchased  of  you  a  few  months  ago.  I  had  a  fine 
young  mare  mule  that  had  Bweeney.  She  was  worth  at 
least  $150  before  she  took  Sweeney.  I  used  the  Oil  on 
her  shoulder,  rubbing  affected  part  well  three  times  a 
day,  and  within  two  weeks  she  was  as  sound  as  she  had 
ever  been,  and  is  worth  $150  today. 

Yours  truly,  W.  H.  BEEVES. 

PROUD  FLESH  CURED. 

Chatham,  Kentdcky. 
Deae  Sies:— I  have  used  "Silver  Pine  Healing:  Oil" 

on  my  horse  that  had  a  very  bad  cut  that  had  proud 
flesh  in  it.  One  bottle  cured  him.  It  is  a  wonderful 
healer.  PEARL  HUNTER. 

BEST  HEALER  IN  25  YEARS. 

Wayne,  Aekansas. 
Gents:— I  have  used  your  "Silver  Pine  Healinc  Oil" 
for  swellings,  cute,  bruises  and  sprains  among  my 
horses,  and  unhesitatingly  pronounce  it  the  very  best 
healer  and  liniment  that  I  ever  used  during  my  expe- 
rieace  of  t  >venty-flve  years  as  a  farmer  and  stockman. 

JOHN  GKAHAM. 


OTHERS  FAILED-THIS  OIL  CURED. 

Geeenbush,  New  Yoek. 
Deae  Sibs  :— One  of  my  customers  had  a  horse  that 
got  his  hind  foot  over  a  rope  halter.  He  used  different 
kinds  of  liniments  and  salves,  but  could  not  keep  it 
from  cracking  open.  He  used  one  bottle  of  "Silver 
Pine  Healing  Oil,"  which  cured  it,  and  the  owner  was 
as  well  pleased  aa  if  you  had  given  him  $50. 

J.  S.  WATERS,  Dealer. 

A  WONDER  IN  HEALING. 

Newmansville,  Pennsylvania. 
Gents:— I  have  been   using  "Silver   Pine   Heailnjg: 

Oil"  on  one  of  my  horses  that  had  been  badly  cut.  It 
healed  in  three  days.  Is  thobest  le'^er  sold.  Is  a  good 
seller  and  gives  satisfaction.  H.R.SIG  WORTH,  Dealer. 

"'^"'^'miraculouFhealer'f^ 
injuries. 

Feeeis,  Texas. 
Gents:— I  purchased  a  bottle  of  your  "Silver  Pin* 
Healing  OH"  and  applied  it  to  a  barb-wire  cut  on  my 
horse,  as  bad  a  cut  as  I  ever  saw,  and  the  cut  began 
to  heal  from  first  application.  I  never  saw  anything: 
act  so  charmingly.  I  pronounce  it  the  best  healer  on 
the  markpt.  I  would  willingly  pay  two  dollars  a  bottle 
rather  than  be  without  it.  W.  T.  McKEE. 


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TANDEM   DRIVERS. 


Tandem  driving  is  Tery  fashionable  in  some  of  the  largest  cities.    While  it  shows  horses  to  good  effect  and 
attracts  a  great  deal  of  attention,  yet  it  does  not  promise  to  ever  be  a  very  popular  way  of  driving. 


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SIL\ZER     PINE     HEALIIM6    OIL" 

Purifies^  Soothes  and  Prevents  Inflammation. 


ONE  BOTTLE  OF  OIL  WORTH  $80. 

Belle  Centee,  Ohio. 
Dear  Sies:— I  had  a  colt  that  was  snagged  in  the 
leg  so  badly  that  it  was  swollen  to  three  times  the  nat- 
ural size.  It  was  in  misery  and  I  was  afraid  of  lock- 
jaw. In  one  half  hour  after  applying  "Silver  Pine 
Healing  Oil"  the  pain  began  to  subside,  and  in  twenty- 
four  hours  the  swelling  commenced  to  go  down,  and  in 
a  short  time  the  colt  was  completely  cured.  I  believe 
it  saved  my  colt,  and  the  one  bottle  was  worth  $«0  to 
me.  I  afterwards  used  it  for  an  enlargement  on  one  of 
my  other  colts  and  it  cured  it.  I  would  not  be  with- 
out it,  both  for  human  and  animal  use. 

COT  TO  THE  BONE,  ^Dr'oDlcKLY'cnREDr^ 

Honey  Grove,  Texas. 
Gentlemen  : — Abont  a  month  ago  we  had  a  valuable 
horse  that  got  out  of  the  barn  at  night  and  when 
fonndhad  cut  the  large  muscle  up  near  the  breast  en- 
tirely to  the  bone.  This  cut  was  so  deep  the  bone  was 
plainly  visible.  At  the  lime  we  thought  him  ruined  for 
further  service.  We  commenced  using  "Silver  Pine 
Mealing  0*1"  and  now  he  is  ready  for  work.  The  most 
remarkable  feature  of  this  is  the  rapidity  wiih  which 
the  wound  healed.  The  oil  seemed  to  keep  down  all 
inflammation,  bo  much  so  that  his  leg  never  swelled  to 
anyeztont.  We  cheerfully  recommend  it  forharbwire 
cuts.    fiespectfuUy,  HOCKADAY,  GRAY  fz  CO. 


THE  OIL  THAT  NEVER  I"  AILS. 

Blub  Isr.  >nd,    Illinois. 
Sirs: — Please  send   me  five   doz-u  bottles  "Silver 
Pine  Healing  Oil"  immediately,  as  »  am  nearly  out  and 
have  a  good  demand  for  it.    It  is  the  best  healing  oil 
I  ever  used.  JOHN  F.  ROCK. 

IT  CURED  MY  HORSE. 

ViCTOE,  Iowa. 
Dear  Sirs:— I  have  used  the  third  bottle  of  "Sllve* 
Pine  Healing  OH"  and  would  not  be  without  it.  It 
cured  a  horse  for  me  that  got  into  a  defective  bridge. 
The  horse  was  so  badly  used  up  that  I  thought  him 
worthless,  but  after  using  "Silver  Pine  Healing  OH" 
on  him  three  days  I  was  able  to  commence  to  work 
him.  I  have  used  it  for  sprains  and  bruises  on  other 
horses  with  good  effect.  I  sprained  my  wrist,  but  the 
oil  cured  it.    It  i»  the  best  I  everused.    T.  O.  BEAN. 

THE  SUREST  HEALINo'oiLr  ^ 

Magnolia,  Arkansas. 
Gents: — I  had  a  horse  with  ring  hook.  It  had  ex- 
tended half  around  the  hoof,  and  I  thought  he  would 
lose  his  hoof.  I  purchased  one  bottle  of  "Silver  Pine 
Healing  Oil"  and  with  one  application  and  in  three 
hours  my  horse  was  relieved  of  pain,  and  in  two  days 
he  could  walk  all  right.  I  think  "Silver  Pine  Healing 
Oil"  the  best  remedy  on  the  market.    J,  R.  CORSEY. 


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SAL^ATOR. 

Salvator,  the  king  of  running  horses,  made  the  wonderful  record  of  1:35V4,  running  a  fall  mile,  straight 
course  with  110  lbs.  up,  against  time  at  Monmouth  Park,  August  28,  1890. 


''SILVER     PINE     HEALING 

Cures  Sores  and  Flesh  Wounds. 


OIL" 


BARB-WIRE  INJURIES  CURED. 

Grant  City,  Iowa. 
Gents  :— "Silver  Pine  Healing;  Oil"  cannot  bo   too 
highly  recommended  for  barb  wire  injuries  on  man  or 
beast.    I  have  had  occasion  to  use  it  on  myself  as  well 
as  animals,  and  it  is  the  best  healer  I  ever  found. 

M.  E.  HIUL,IAED. 

MUST  HAVE  MORE  OIL. 

Ardmore,  Indian  Territory. 
Gents: — Duplicate  my  last  shipment  of   goods,  ex- 
cept double  tho  quantity  of  "Silver  Pine  HealifgOil." 

It  gives  satisfaction.        I.  N.  COLEMAN,  Druggist. 

A  REMARKABLE  HEALING  OIL. 

Hinsdale,  Massachusetts. 
Dear  Sirs  :— "Silver  Pine  Healing  Oil"  is  the  best 
remedy  I  ever  saw.    I  tested  it  on  a  horse  that  wns  cut. 

LUCIEN  DOURL. 

EXTRAORDINARY  RECORD. 

Magnolia,  Arkansas. 
Sirs:  -Wo  have  been  selling  "Silver  Pine  Healing: 
Oil"   for  two  years  on  a  potiitiv<i  guarantee  and  have 
never  had  a  complaint.     vVe  take  great  pleasure  in 
"ecommouding  it  to  tlio  t  rado  and  consumers. 

E.  T.  HUTCHESON  &  SON,  Druggiste. 


THIS  OIL  SAVES  HORSES. 

Ferris,  Texas. 
Dear  Sirs  :— My  horse  had  his  foot  cut  very  badly 
and  "Silver  Pine  Healing  Oil"  cured  it.    It  will  be  a 
great  seller  in  this  locality.      Please  quote  mo  best 
price  on  $200  orders.  H.L.ROBERTS. 

THIS  OIL  SAVES  MONEY. 

Spencer,  Iowa. 
I  can  recommend  "Silver  Pine  Healing  Oil"  as  invalu- 
able.   It  has  saved  me  many  dollars.     J.  FITSLAFF. 

FINE  COLT  NEARLY  RUINED.    THIS  OIL  CURED. 

Bkister,  Arkansas. 
Dear  Sirs  :— I  had  a  fine  colt  that  had  gotten  his  leg 
so  badly  cut  and  bruised  that  he  could  not  put  his  foot 
to  the  ground.  I  commenced  using  "Silver  Pine  Heal- 
ing Oil"  and  in  a  few  days  the  swt^lling  went  down  and 
my  colt  could  walk,  and  he  is  now  cured.  It  is  the  best 
remedy  I  ever  saw  tor  such  injuries.  HENRY  BIDDLE. 

THE  WONDERFUL  HEALER. 

Victor,  Iowa. 
(iENTs:— I  have  used  and  sold  "Silver  Pine  Healing 

Oil"  for  several  yoars  and  ;ill  my  custonicrs  jki'vo  it  the 
highest  praise.  1  liad  plenty  this  morning  but  am  out 
now.  Please  rush  my  order  as  I  have  liad  several  calls 
for  it  and  none  iu  stock.  I.  CRISMAN,  Dealer. 


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THE  ''INTERNATIONAL  STOCK  FOOD''  HORSE. 


Largest  4  Year  Old  Horse  In  the  World. 

WEIGHT,  2300  LBS.— HEIGHT,  19  HANDS. 

This  is  one  of  the  most  perfect  draft  horses  the  world  has  ever  seen.  He  is  a  full  blood  Percheron  gslding,  jet  black,  fine 
action,  sensible  and  very  kind.  He  is  desi  intd  to  alwnys  be  one  of  the  wonders  of  the  horse  world  as  he  is  still  growing.  He  is 
owned  by  International  Stock  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  U.S.A.,  and  eats  "International  Stockf  ood' '  everyday. 

''SILVER  PIN^E    HEALING    OIL" 

A  Pure  Vegetable,  Soothing  and  Healing  Oil. 


RIGHT  IN  QUANTITY  AND  QUALITY. 

Cleburne,  Texas. 
Deae   Sibs:— I  have   been   handling    "Silver   Pine 
Healing:  Oil"  for  over  two  years,  and  it  gives  general 
satisfaction.    It  is  right  in  quantity  and  quality. 

J.  C.  FOSTER,  Druggi,=t. 

GREAT  CURE  FOR  BARB-WIRE  CUTS. 

Geiswold,  Iowa. 
Gents: — "Silver  Pine  Healing  Oil"  can't  be  beat. 
I  have  used  it  on  horses  for  barb  wire  cuts  and  the  in- 
juries were  healed  without  a  scar.  Other  horses  in 
my  neighborhood  were  not  cut  so  badly,  but  they  used 
other  remedies  and  the  horses  got  so  bad  they  had  to 
be  killed.  "Silver  Pine  HeallngOil"  is  the  best  remedy 
for  barb  wire  cuts,  etc.,  I  ever  saw.     W.  H.  JARVIS. 

HEALING  OIL  FOR  250  HORSES. 
Office  of  the  Consumee's  Puee  Ice  Co., 
Capital,  $250,000. 
Office  and  Works,  Thirty-fifth  and  Butler  Streets. 
Chicago,    Illinois. 
Gentlemen  :— I  bought  one-half  dozen  "Silver  Pine 
Healing  Oil"  and  find  it  very  good  for  sore  shoulders 
and  cuts.    We  have  230  head  of  horses  at  work.  Please 
quote  prioe  at  once  for  twenty  dozen. 

J.  £.  DAVIS,  Fortman  of  Barns. 


REMARKABLE  RESULTS  FOR  HUMAN  USE. 
Maeceline,  Missotiei. 
Deae  Sies  :— I  sold  a  bottle  of  "Silver  Pine  Healing 
Oil"  to  a  woman  who  had  a  bad  sore  near  her  ankle 
and  it  cured  her  completely.  She  had  been  treated  by 
several  doctors  for  two  years  and  one  fifty-cent  bottle 
of  oil  cured  her.  B.  RICHARDS,  Dealer. 

BADLY  TORN  BY  BARB  WIRE. 

GoLcoNDA,  Indian  Teeeitoey. 
Gents: — One  of  my  customers  had  a  horse  badly  cut 
on  a  wire  fence.    One  bottle  of  "Silver  Pine  Healing 
Oil"  cured  it,  and  there  is  hardly  a  scar  where  there 
was  a  dangerous  wound.  J.  M.  LENTZ,  Dealer. 

SELLS  LIKE  HOT  CAKES. 

Lakot.a.,  Noeth  Dakota. 
Deae   Sies:— "Silver  Pine   Healing  OH"  Is  selling 
like  hot  cakes  since  people  have  found  out  its  merits. 
J.  WALLACE,  Dealer. 

STANDS  THE  TEST  AS  A  HEALER. 

HuELET,  Wisconsin. 
Gents  :— We  tested  "Silver  Pine  Healing    Oil"  and 
it   gave   splendid    results.      I  have  recommended    it 
toothers.  WEBB  &  SON. 


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This  design  shows  a  fioe  animal  for  ladies'  riding.    Horses  of  this  li.ind  are  hard  to  buy,  as  the  supply  is  limited 


"SILVER     PINE     HEALING     OIL" 

IS  A   WONDERFUL    HEALER 
FOR    MANY    HOUSEHOLD    USES. 


FOR  HUMAN  USE. 

••  Silver  Pine  Healing  Oil  "  will  give  equally  as  good 
results  for  human  use.  It  does  not  contain  any 
injurious  ingredients  and  can  be  used  with  perfect 
safety  for  Cuts,  Bruises.  Burns,  Scratches,  Scalds, 
Sores,  Sprains,  External  Inflammation,  Injuries  made 
by  Rusty  Nails,  Musc-.:5ar  Rheumatism  or  any  Flesh 
Wound.  It  is  very  mill,  soothing,  purifying  and  a 
very  superior  and  safo  hoaler.  Complete  directions  for 
aU  uses  on  every  bottle.  Put  up  in  extra  largo  bottles, 
price  50  cents. 

HEALING  OIL  FOR  HUMAN  USE. 

„  T      r-       ,  Grant  City,  Iowa. 

WENTS:— 1  suffered  very  mueh  from  an  injury  by  a 
rusty  nail  running  into  my  toe.    Two  applications  of 

Sliver  Pme  Healing: '»!!"  cured  the  toe.  It  is  a  sure 
cure  tor  human  as  well  as  animal  use.  A.  COLT. 

CURED  A  BAD  BURN. 

_,  ,,,.,,  Mena,    Aekansas. 

Gents:— My  child  was  very  badly  burned  on  her  leg. 
After  UBiDg  "Silver  Pine  Healins:  OH"  for  a  short 
time,  It  completely  cured  her.  I  let  one  of  my  neigh- 
bors have  some  to  use  on  a  sore  leg  and  it  gave  good 
satisfaction.  j.  R,  ^^LEN- 


A  PENETRATING  HEALER. 

Minneapolis,    Minn. 

GENTiiEJrEN :  —I  have  been  accustomed  to  ridiculing 
BO  called  "Cure-Alls,"  but  am  now  convinced  that  your 
"Sliver  Pine  HealingOil"  possesses  merits  above  any 
external  healing  application  I  have  ever  seen,  and  wo 
have  had  numerous  kinds  in  use  at  our  house.  My  wifo 
suffered  intensely  from  a  stubborn,  dry  cough  for  over 
two  weeks ;  an  acquaintance  suggested  the  oil.  It  wau 
steeped  in  cotton  batting  and  applied  over  one  night 
to  her  throat  and  chest.  In  the  morning  the  relief 
seemed  miraculous.  She  had  previously  tried  a  num- 
ber of  standard  remedies  without  avail.  We  find  it 
quick  healing  in  our  children's  cases  of  cuts,  bruises 
and  burns.  In  fact  we  recommend  it  to  all  our  friends 
and  neighbors  in  before  mentioned  ailments. 

Sincerely  yours,     FRANK  W.  BIGELOW. 

3225  Harriet  Avenue. 

CURES  FROZEN  FEET. 

Bi.ocTON,  Alabama. 
Deab  Sies: — One  of  my  customers  having  his  feet 
frozen  and  then  scalded  by  hot  irons  being  pressed  to 
them,  after  using  many  remedies  to  no  avail,  was  _pre- 
vailed  upon  to  try  "Silver  Pine  HeaDng^Oil."  In  thirty- 
six  hours  all  the  swelling  was  healed  and  he  could  walk 
in  three  days  thereafter.    It  is  a  remarkable  liniment 

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IT  CURES  ULCERS. 

St.  Xxjuts,    Missouei. 
Deab  Sies:— Ihaveused  "Silvei  Pine  Healinsr  Oil" 

in  several  cases  of  bad  ulcers,  and  in  every  case  it  has 
-  proven  to  bo  the  best  healer  I  havo  e  7er  used.  I  am  a 
epecialist  for  blood  and  skin  diseases  and  have  cover 
used  anything  that  equals  "Silver  Pine  Healing  Oil." 
I  am  satisfied  tbat  congestion  and  inflammation  cannot 
remain  where  the  oil  is  properly  applied. 
2117  Clark  Avenue.  DR.  JAMES  EITCHEY. 

CURED  SPRAINED  ANKLES. 

Carbondale,  Kansas. 
Deab  Sies  : —  I  met  with  an  accident  and  my  leg  was 
badly  mashed  from  the  knee  to  the  ankle,  and  my  ankle 
was  so  badly  sprained  as  to  turn  completely  under  and 
letting  my  ankle  on  the  ground.  I  used  three  bottles  of 
"Silver  Pine  Healing  Oil"  and  it  completely  cured 
me.  T.  N.  THOMAS. 

THE  SKIN  BURNED  AND  DESTROYED. 

SiLVEH  Valley,   Texas. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen:— "Silver  FHne  Healing  Oil"  is  the  best 
Bootbing  and  healing  aoplication  for  a  burn  that  I  ever 
tried  in  my  practice.  I  have  charge  of  a  terrible  case 
of  a  little  child  that  was  so  badly  burned  that  the  skin 
was  entirely  destroyed  over  a  large  extent  of  the  sur- 
£ace._  I  havo  used  eighteen  bottles  of  "Silver  Pine 
Healing  OH"  and  it  will  probably  require  several  more 
before  the  child  is  entirely  well.  Your  Oil  gives  re- 
narkable  resoits.  S.  A.  LOWBIE,  M.  D. 


FOR  HUMAN  USE. 

Wapello,   Illinois. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minr  v  oolis,  Minn. 

Deab  Sirs:— I  am  sure  tn-  ,  "Silver  Pine  Healing 
Oil"  cannot  be  equaled  for  si  thing  and  healing.  My 
little  boy  mashed  Lis  fingers  very  badly  an-u  we  used  it. 
The  injury  healed  rapidly  and  hardly  left  a  scar,  and  it 
does  not  smart  if  put  on  a  fresh  cut.       W.  T.  HUNT. 

REMARKABLE  RESlLTS  FOR  HUMAN  USE. 

Maeceline,    Misso\.bi. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Deab  Sirs:— I  sold  a  bottle  of  "Silver  Pine  Heallag 
Oil"  to  a  woman  who  had  a  bad  sore  near  her  r.nkle 
and  it  cured  her  completely.  She  had  been  tretVed  by 
several  doctors  for  two  years  and  one  fifty-cent  bottle 
of  oil  cured  her.  B.  EICHAEDS,  Dealer. 

THE  LEADING  OIL  OF  THE  WORLD. 

Plover,  Wisconsin. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gents  :— Please  duplicate  my  last  order  for  "Silver 
Pine  Healing  Oil"  and  "International  Worm  Powder." 
They  are  the  boss  goods.         JAS.  WATERS,  Dealer. 


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;  hereby  agree  to  pay  any  one  $1 ,000  In  cash 
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WORMS  NOT  FOUND  IN  HEALTHY 
ANIMALS. 

One  of  the  leading  veterinary  surg:eons  In  the  World 
says : — "There  are  various  and  numerous  forms  of 
parasites  which  Infest  the  alimentary  canal  of  horses, 
cattle,  etc.  They  are  rarely  found  in  the  Intestines  of 
healthy  animals,  and  their  presence  is  due  to  a  de> 
ranged  condition  of  the  system.  Intestinal  worms  are 
very  common,  and  are  unquestionably  the  cause  of 
much  6ufferin£r  and  ill-health." 

The  origin  of  these  parasites  is  still  an  undecided 
qnestion  among  naturalists. 

YOUR  HORSE  WILL  SURELY  TELL. 

While  the  horse  can  speak  neither  English  nor  Latin, 
yet  he  has  a  language  plainly  understood  by  ©very  race 
on  earth.  If  you  give  him  good  food  and  kind  atten- 
tion, he  will  be  pleased  to  make  this  understood  wher- 
ever he  goes.  If  you  give  him  poor  food  or  neglect 
him  in  any  way,  he  makes  it  known  to  every  man, 
woman  or  child  ho  meets. 

You  cannot  possibly  prevent  your  horse  telling  to 
every  one  exactly  how  you  feed  and  care  for  him.  'D?i 
you  ever  stop  to  think  that  people  often  judge  largely 
of  your  true  character  by  the  general  appearance  of 
your  horse?  In  the  care  of  animals  a  man  geaerally 
shows  out  his  true  nature-  When  dealing  Trith  men  ho 
often  makes  a  great  effort  to  cover  up  hin  true  nature. 

In  view  of  these  facts,  perhaps  it  will  bo  well  for  you 
to  take  a  good  look  at  your  horse,  so  tiiat  you  can  know 
something  of  the  kind  of  man  he  is  telling  people  he 
has  for  an  owner.  "International  Worm  Powder"  will 
rid  your  horse  of  worms  and  thoroughly  invigorate  the 
digestive  organs  and  bowels.  Your  horse  may  be  suf- 
fering from  worms  and  yon  not  know  it.    Give  him  a 


few  doses  of  "International  Worm  Powder"  and  avoid 
the  risk  of  his  getting  in  poor  condition.  Only  50  cents 
per  box.    Perfectly  safe  and  sure. 

SYMPTOMS. 

Sometimes  a  scurfy,  yeUo'y  mucus  around  the  margin 
of  the  anus ;  appetite  scaietimes  ravenous  and  some- 
times poor;  emaciation;  bowels  sometimes  loose  and 
Bomotimes  constipated ;  diacharges  often  mixed  with 
mucus ;  dry,  coarse ,  B*,aring  coat,  and  often  the  horse 
has  a  pot-belly;  bj-eath  often  bad,  and  many  times 
there  is  a  dry,  hacking  cough ;  the  horse  has  a  general 
unthrifty  look. 

When  f  Jrrt  troubled  with  worms  the  animal  will  be 
apparently  well,  and  no  great  derangement  of  the  system 
will  be  .doticed.  As  soon  as  any  symptoms  of  worms 
are  ncMced,  you  should  give  the  animal  immediate 
attention  before  it  becomes  serious.  When  worms  are 
located  in  the  rectum  the  horse  will  rub  the  tail  against 
tAe  side  of  his  stall,  etc. ;  when  in  the  stomach  the  horse 
will  turn  up  the  urper  lip,  as  if  sick  at  the  stomach, 
ind  will  rub  his  lips  against  the  wall  or  manger ;  will 
lick  his  manger  and  will  persistently  rub  his  tail  or  keep 
switching  it  around,  whicU  manifests  great  irritation. 

Another  round  worm  is  the  giant  {Eustrongylus 
Gig-as)  found  in  the  kidneys  and  bladder.  Sometimes 
this  rapacious  worm  devours  the  kidney,  and  theq 
again  it  is  found  in  the  intestines,  where  it  causes 
death  by  peritonitis.  They  are  as  large  as  a  man't 
thumb  and  from  one  to  three  feet  long. 

GREAT  DANGER  TO  YOUR  HORSE 

Suppose  you  give  your  horse  powerful  purges,  tartt 
emetic,  calomel,  turpentine,  etc.  You  may  succeed  iy. 
expelling  some  worms,  but  such  remedies  are  so  harslt 
to  the  digestive  organs  that  they  may  leave  the  auimmt 


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in  worse  condition  than  before,  and  on  account  of  this 
derangement  a  new  crop  of  worms  is  rapidly  developed. 
Use  "International  Worm  Powder,"  which  is  guar- 
anteed to  contain  no  poison  or  powerful  drugs.  It  will 
expel  the  worms  and  correct  the  system  so  that  worms 
wUl  not  be  produced.  It  will  give  tone  to  the  digestive 
organs  and  jreatly  improve  the  general  appearance  of 
your  horse. 

WORMS  IN  YOUR  HORSE. 

The  worms  co«imonly  infesting  the  rectum  are  called 
thread-worms.  These  infesting  the  large  intestine  are 
called  long  thread  worms;  those  infesting  the  small 
intestine  are  caEed  round  worms.  The  tape-worm  ako 
inhabits  the  small  intestine.  There  is  a  round  worm 
which  sometimes  infests  the  kidneys.  It  is  five  inches 
to  three  feet  in  length. 

SEVEN    KINDS    OF  ROUND  WORMS. 

Seven  kinds  of  round  worms  have  been  found  in  the 
Intestines  of  the  horse.  These  round  worms  are  very 
common  and  highly  injurious  to  the  animal. 

"Pin-worms  are  small  and  round,  about  an  inch  long 
and  pointed  at  both  ends. 

The  largo  round  worms  (feres  lumbrici)  are  from  six 
to  eight  inches  long  and  as  thick  as  a  lead  pencil. 
ihey  often  exist  in  a  horse  by  hundreds.  They  infest 
the  small  intestines  and  often  enter  the  stomach. 
'•International  Worm  Powder"  will  cause  ten  to  fifty 
of  these  to  be  passed  at  one  time.  "International 
Worm  Powder"  is  composed  of  ingredients  per- 
fectly harmless  to  the  animal  but  exceedingly  disa- 
greeable to  the  worms,  and  they  will  be  expelled 
and  the  system  thoroughly  invigorated. 

DOTS. 

Bots  Buck  liquid  nourishment  from  the  food  of  the 
horse,  and  prove  injurious  by  accumulating  in  such 
large  numbers  as  to  greatly  interfere  wiih  digestion. 
They  usually  hang  in  denae  clusters  to  the  white  cuti- 
cular  lining  of  the  stomach,  attached  by  two  dark 
hooks  which  are  inserted  in  this  lining.  If  not  dis- 
turbed they  usually  stay  in  the  stomach  during  fall, 
winter  and  spring,  or  until  matured.  They  sometimes 
gather  in  larj^e  numbers  at  the  superior  or  inferior 
inlet  or  outlet  of  the  stomach  and  obstruct  the  passage 
of  the  semi-fluids  or  solids,  and  in  such  cases  they 
cause  death. 

IF  YOUR  HORSE  HAS  WORMS. 

"International  Worm  Powder"  will  cure  him  if  used 
ns  directed.    Ily3'^rhor53doc3nothavcworm5"lnter- 

national  Worm  Powder"  vvill  invigorate  the  digestive 
organs,  purify  the  blood  and  thoroughly  tone  up  the 
system.  Please  remember  that  in  case  your  horse  is 
iiot  troubled  with  worms  "International  Worm  Pow- 
c.;r"  cannot  make  him  pass  any  worms.  If  worms  are 
laere  they  will  come  away.  If  not  there  do  not  be  so 
foolish  as  to  blame  tlie  powder  for  not  expelling  worms. 
"International  Worm  Powder"  is  a  perfectly  harmless 
txuic  and  vermifuge,  and  vrill  do  your  hcrco  good 
whether  he  has  worms  or  not.  It  gives  univcrcal  eatis- 
f  action  whenever  used  by  intelligent  horse  owners. 

THE  SUREST  WORM  REMEDY. 

Beookl,yn  Centee,  Minnesota. 
Gents:— I  have  never  had  much  faith  in  patent 
raedijines,  but  five  weeks  ago  I  pet  a  bos  of  "Inter- 
na ional  Worm  Powder"  to  uae  lor  a  horso  that  had 
beon  oat  of  condition  for  a  long  time.  Tho  hair  looked 
coarso  and  rough.  After  using  "Inte.'-natConal  Worm 
Powder,"  the  worms  commenced  to  come  away  tho 
second  day,  and  tho  horse  passed  a  Iar,cre  n:mber  with- 
in a  low  days.  It  improved  his  appetite,  tlao  liair  com- 
menced to  look  better,  and  in  five  week  i  tbi  hcrso  had 
'jain^'l  over  IfX)  ixjunds  in  flesh.  Your  rcrr.cdy  beats 
anything  I  ever  heard  of  to  expel worrnD.indinvicrorate 
the  system.  All  horse  owners  shonld  give  it  .1  trial. 
J.  W.  WENTV/OETH. 


IT  KNOCKS  THE  WORMS. 

Yoakum,    Texas. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Deae  Sies:— I  have  used  "International  Worm 
Powder"  for  my  horses  and  am  very  much  pleased 
with  the  results.    I  recommend  it  to  all  horse  owners. 

F.  A.  PSENCIK.. 

GREATEST  WORM  REMEDY. 

Geeenwood,    Missouei. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gents:— I  gave  my  horses  "International  Worm 
Powder"  and  it  proved  very  satisfactory.  It  is  the 
greatest  worm  medicine  I  ever  saw. 

MILES  FLANERY. 

A  RELIABLE  WORM  REMEDY. 

MixuEAPOLis,    Minnesota. 
Deae  Sie: — I  have  thoroughly  tested  "International 
Worm  Powder"    and  it  has  fulfilled  your  claims.    I 
can  recommend  it  to  all  horse  owners.     N'.  FOOTE, 
Foreman  Donaldson's  Glass  Block  Stables. 

ALL  YOU  CLAIM  FOR  WORMS. 

HcNTLEY,    Illinois. 
Gentlemen:— "International  Worm  Powder"  isai 
that  you  claim  for  it.    Every  one  who  has  tested  the 
r-owder  speaks  very  highly  of  it. 

Yours  truly,  LATIMER  BROS., 

Millers  and  Dealers  in  Flour,  Feed,  Grain,  Coal,  Seeds,  Eic. 

SATISFACTION  AS  A  V/ORM  D2STR0YER. 
Sheboygan  Falls,    Wisconsin. 
Gentlemen:— I    have    sold    "Intfernational   Worm 
Powier"  with  great  satisfaction  to  my  trade.    1  rvm 
entirely  out  and  want  another  supply. 

W.  H.  BARR.lGAR,  Druggist. 

A  WINNING  WORM  REMEDY. 

KiLMANAGH,     MICHIGAN. 

Gentlemen: — "International  Worm  Powder"  is  sell- 
ing very  rapidly  with  us,  and  we  have  heard  of  no  one 
dissatisfied.    We  think  it  a  winner. 

C.  HAIST  &  CO.,  General  DealerB. 

600  WORMS  PASSED. 

Minneapolis,    Minnesota. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Deae  Sies: — I  gave  my  horse  several  doses  of  "In» 
ternational  Worm  Powder,"  and  I  am  sure  he  passed 
100  worms.  Your  remedy  is  the  greatest  worm  medi- 
cine I  ever  saw.        L.  E,  LAMAR,  3300  East  Lake  St. 

WORMS  MUST  LEAVE. 

Napeeville,    Illinois, 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gents: — I  have  sold  a  lot  of  "international  Worm 
Powder"  and  it  has  given  good  results. 

W.  W.  WICKEL,  Druggist. 

USED  FOR  A  LARGE  NUMBER  OF  HORSES. 
Minneapolis,    Minnesota. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Deae  Sies:  — Ploaso  send  us  another  order  of  one 
dozen  "International  Worm  Powder"  at  once. 

J.  W.  DAY  LUMBER  CO. 

IT  KNOCKS  THE  WORMS. 

Geixnell,    Iowa. 
Gentlemen:— I    have   used    "International    Worm 
Powder"  for  some  time  and  find  it  a  valuable  prepara- 
tion for  expelling  worms  in  all  kinds  of  stock.      It  will 
do  all  yon  claim  for  it.  H.  B.  LAIN. 

INVIGORATES  HORSES. 

Caeeollton,    Illinois. 
Gentlemen: — I   used   ono    box    of    "International 
Worm  Powder"  for  my  carriage  horse.    Ho  was  not 
1  lokinrj  right,  but  did  not  know  that  he  had  worms. 
The  horse  shows  a  decided  improvement. 

JOHN  J.  SHARON,  Dealer. 

THE  GREAT  WORM  EXPELLER. 

Albany,    New  Yoek. 
Gentlemen:— "Int-rnational  Worm  Powder"  beats 

the  world       Wo  are  havinrr  great  results  from  using  it. 
STONE  &  STONE,  Boarding  Stable,  42  Div.  St, 


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Our  artist  in  this  picture  gives  us  a  stirring  scene,  with  Directum  2:05^  and  Roy  Wilkes  2:06/2.  driven  to  pole, 

"INTERNATIONAL    V\/ORM    POWDER" 

IS   A   SAFE    VEGETABLE    REMEDY. 
V\^ill    CupG  Your   Horse    for    50   Cents. 


IS   THE    GREATEST    KNOWN    WORM    REMEDY. 
PASSED  A  PINT  OF  WORMS. 

Geeenbush,  New  Yoek. 
Deae  Sies:— I  can  recommend  "international  Worm 
Powder,"  as  I  tried  it  on  a  colt  that  showed  symptoms 
of  worms.  I  gave  him  three  doses  and  inside  of  48 
hours  he  had  passed  what  seemed  to  me  to  be  fully  a 
pint  of  worms,  I  cou'd  hardly  believe  it,  so  I  called  in 
two  stablemen.  They  said  they  had  never  seen  so  many 
worms  from  one  horse  before.  Yours, 

JAS.  S.  WATERS,  Harness  Maker. 

IF  YOUR  HORSE  HAS  WORMS. 

KlTTATTOTNG,     PENNSYLVANIA. 

Q3aTTS: — One  of  my  horses  showed  indications  of 
worms.  I  fed  "International  Worm  Powder"  accord- 
ingto  directions  to  both  horses.  The  one  8how"ng 
indications  of  worms  passed  large  quantities,  while  the 
other  only  a  few.  Ibelieve  "International  Worm  Pow- 
der" will  remove  worms  if  in  the  animal;  not  only 
that,  but  the  animal  will  commence  to  thrive  and  look 
like  a  new  horse  in  a  very  short  time. 

Respectfully  yours,       W.  H.  LEARD. 

EXPELLED  A  BIG  LOT  OF  WORMS. 

Teot,  New  Yoek. 
_Dbae  Sies  :— "International  Warm  Powder"  has 
given  wonderful  results.  One  of  my  horses  was  in  very 
bad  condition  and  had  indications  of  worms.  It  ex- 
pelled a  big  lot  of  worms  from  him  and  seemed  to  clean 
him  out  altogether.  Now  he  is  in  good  shapeand  gain- 
ing rapidly.  THOS.  E  PETLEY. 

HAD  PIN  WORMS  FOR  A  YEAR. 

BONEPABTE,     lOWA. 

Gentlemen:  — I  have  used  a  oackage  of  "Interna- 
tional Worm  Powder"  for  a  mare  that  has  had  pin 
worms  for  a  year  or  more  and  in  two  days  after  I  began 
giving  her  the  medicine  she  was  passing  large  numbers 
of  the  worms  and  at  the  end  of  a  week  appears  to  be 
entirely  free  of  them.  I  had  used  leveraf  other  reme- 
dies and  they  all  failed  to  do  the  work. 

A.  N.  STURDIVANT. 


A  RELIABLE  AND  SAFE  WORM  REMEDY. 

LocKPOET,  New  Yoek. 
Gentlemen  :— Having  made  a  practical  test  of  "in- 
ternational Worm  Powder''  in_  my  stable,  and  being 
thoroughly  convinced  that  it  will  do  all  you  claim  for 
it,  and  more,  too,  I  feel  justified  in  freely  guaranteeing 
it  to  my  trade.  JOHN  GLARE,  Feed  Dealer. 

ALWAYS  CURES  WORMS. 

Cazenovia,    Illinois. 
I  have  used  "International  Worm  Powder"  for  my 

horses  and  am  much  pleased  with  the  results.  Some 
of  my  neighbors  have  used  it,  and  always  with  good 
results.  J.  A.  KANNEY,  Stockman. 

EXPELLED  WORMS  15  INCHES  LONG. 

RocKFOED,  Iowa. 
Gentlemen:  —  I  am  using  "International  Worm 
Powder"  and  I  think  it  is  a  great  thing  for  horses.  I 
had  a  horse  that  I  fed  it  to  and  in  three  or  four  days 
the  horse  commenced  to  look  and  act  better.  Worms 
came  away  from  this  horse  that  were  from  eleven  to 
fifteen  inches  long.    I  would  not  do  without  it. 

WM.  SCHMIDT. 

TAKE  CARE  OF  YOUR  HORSES. 

The  coat  look5  unthrifty,  the  hair  loses  its  elossinesa 
and  is  rough  to  the  touch.  In  such  cases  use  "Inter- 
national  Worm  Powder"  and  you  will  be  gratified  at 
the  fine  results.  It  is  the  greatest  horse  medicine  ever 
put  on  the  market,  as  it  expels  the  worms  and  "tones 
up"  the  system.  Perfectly  harmless.  One  box  mailed 
for  50  cents  If  not  sold  in  your  city. 


$1,000  CASH  GUARANTEE. 

We  hereby  agree  to  pay  any  one  $1,000  in  cash 
if  our  testimonials  are  not  genuine.  We  have 
thousaods  more  on  file  In  our  office. 

INTERNATIONAL  STOCK  FOOD  CO. 

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OurHagraviug  Shows  a  Beautiful,  Spirited  Riding  Horse.   Animals  of  this  Class  Always  Command  a  i^arge  Price. 

"INTERNATIONAL    WORM    POVVDER " 

EXPELS   ALL   WORMS 
And  In\/igorat€;s  the  Stomaoh  ^nd  Bowels. 


PASSED  300  WORMS. 

Syracuse,    New    Yoek. 
Gents  : — My  horse  had  not  done  well  for  a  year  and  I 
did  not  know  what  to  do  with  him  until  "international 
Worm  Powder"  was  recommended,  and  I  believe  he 
paBsed  three  hundred  worms  in  three  dcvs. 

JOHN  BURGAR. 

PASSED  WORMS  12  INCHES  LONG. 

Minneapolis,  Minnesota. 
Gents  :— Please  send  me  one-half  dozen  boxes  of 
"International  Worm  Powder"  at  once.  _  I  have  thor- 
oughly tested  your  preparation,  and  it  is  the  best  I 
ever  saw  since^I  have  handled  horses.  One  of  my 
horses  passed  fifteen  worms  the  other  morning  and 
some  of  them  were  at  least  twelve  inches  long. 

C.  CAMERON,  Prop.  Express  and  Dray  Line. 

GREAT  THING  FOR  HORSES. 

RbcKFOED,  Iowa. 
Gents  :— I  am  using  "International  Worm  Powder" 
and  I  think  it  is  a  great  thing  for  horses.  I  had  a 
horse  that  I  fed  it  to,  and  in  three  or  four  days  the 
horse  began  to  look  aad  act  better.  Worms  came 
away  from  this  horse  that  were  from  eleven  to  fif  teea 
Inches  long.  Very  truly,       WM,  SCHMIDT. 


VETERINARY  SURGEONS  LIKE  IT. 

Haetland,    Minnesota. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Deae  Ci2l3  :  —"International  Worm  Powder"  isgiving 
the  very  best  of  satisfaction.     A.  W.  HANSON,  V.  S., 
Proprietor  of  the  Highland  Drug  Store. 

CURES  WORMS  V/HERE  OTHERS  FAIL. 

Albia,  New  Yoek. 
Gents  : — I  have  given  "International  Worm  Powder" 
to  a  horse  of  raino  that  has  been  troubled  with  worms 
for  some  time,  but  I  could  never  get  him  thoroughly 
rid  of  them  until  I  used  a  box  of  "International  Worci 
Powder."  It  did  the  work  successfully  where  nothins 
else  would.  NATHAN  HAM. 

EXPELS  WORMS  QUICKLY. 

Bonapart,  Iowa. 
Gentlemen  :— I  have  just  used  a  package  of  "Inter- 
national Worm  Powder"  for  a  mare  that  had  wormD 
for  a  year  or  more,  and  two  days  after  I  begun  to  give 
her  the  medicine  she  was  passing  a  large  number  of 
worms,  and  at  the  end  of  a  week  appeared  to  be  en- 
tirely free  from  them.  I  have  used  several  other  reme- 
dies and  they  all  failed  to  do  the  work. ,^ .  ^,„ 

Yery  truJy,  4.  N.  STURDIVANT. 


This  engraving  shows  purely  bred  money  making  factories,  some  of  which  should  be  on  every  farm,    f^hort- 
horu  cow  and  calf  will  take  the  raw  materials  of  grass  and  gram  and  turn  them  int'o  beef,  milk,  butter  and  cheese. 


THE  SHORT-HORNS. 

The  Short-Horn  is  probably  the  oldest  of  our  better 
breeds  of  cattle.  The  term  Short-Horn  is  now  used  to 
designate  only  the  descendants  of  the  Durham  cattle 
which  were  originally  of  Durham  County  in  the  valley 
of  the  river  Tees,  in  the  northern  part  of  England. 
What  called  special  attention  to  this  breed  was  the 
celebrated  "Durham  Ox"  which  weighed  3780  pounds 
and  was  exhibited  all  over  England.  This  ox  was  nc  t 
only  of  remarkable  size  but  possessed  very  fine  points. 
Soon  after  the  Eevolutionary  War  descendants  of  these 
cattle  were  introduced  into  this  country  and  from  that 
time  on  they  have  been  constantly  improved  from  time 
to  time  by  different  breeders  aintil  thoy  are  now  a 
breed  of  high  merits  and  probably  the  most  generally 
disseminated  throughout  the  world  of  any  breed  of 
cattle.  They  should  have  a  small  head,  fiat  forehead 
and  the  face  should  taper  to  a  fine  muzzle  and  open 
nostrils.  The  eye  should  be  bright  and  quite  large. 
A  medium  sized  ear  is  to  be  preferred  and  the  horns 
ought  to  bo  well  set  with  slight  curve  forward.  The 
neck  should  be  of  medium  length  and  run  neatly  into 
the  shoulders.  The  chest  ought  to  be  deep  and  broad 
so  as  to  give  plenty  of  room  for  the  most  important 
vital  organs.  The  body  ought  to  be  large  but  symmet- 
rical; back  should  be  wide  and  straight  from  neck  to 
tail  with  the  line  of  the  belly  nearly  so ;  the  ribs  barrel- 
shaped  and  the  rump  long  and  wide.  Tlie  color  is  gen- 
erally red  or  red  and  white.  Always  select  an  animal 
with  a  square  body  as  they  are  more  easily  fattened 


than  lengthy  animals.  The  legs  ought  to  be  short, 
6  traight  and  well  under  the  animal.  The  skin  should  be 
thick,  soft  and  elastic;  the  hair  thick,  soft  and  fine. 
The  Short  Horns  are  justly  celebrated  for  their  great 
beef-producing  qnalities  and  often  combined  with 
dairy  qualities  which  make  them  valuable  for  the 
average  farmer  who  wants  a  combination  breed.  In 
regard  to  size  they  are  generally  conceded  to  be  the 
largest  breed  of  cattle  and  have  been  wonderfully  im- 
proved as  beef-makers  in  point  of  size  and  very  early 
maturity.  They  are  easily  fed  animals  and  mature  fully 
one  year  in  advance  of  what  are  usually  called  native 
cattle.  Not  ouly  in  size  do  they  excel,  but  they  are  re- 
markably handsome  and  a  field  of  Short-Horns  or 
grade  Short-Horns  are  a  delight  not  only  to  the  owner's 
pocket-book  but  also  to  his  eye.  At  one  time  animals  of 
this  breed  have  l^cen  known  to  bring  $10,000  to  ^30,000. 

•TEXAS  CATTLE. 

These  cattle  are  believed  to  be  descendants  of  the 
cattle  brought  over  by  the  Spaniards,  and  have 
roamed  the  plains  of  this  great  state  for  centuries. 
Similar  breeds  are  found  in  Mexico,  Central  America 
and  South  America.  They  are  large,  coarse  and  raw- 
boned.  They  possess  great  activity,  reproduce  rapidly, 
are  very  hardy  and  slow  inttaking  on  flesh.  A  remark- 
able feature  is  their  immense  horns.  This  breed  is 
being  crossed  with  otheribreeds,  which  is  eliminating 
their  poor  qualities  and  adding  the  better  qualities  of 
other  breeds.    Quality  must  rule. 

"International  Pheno-Chloro"  is  the  greatest  dis- 
infectant and  germicide  known  to  medical  acicncet 
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^AfC.  DEP'T  INT.  FOOD  CO. 


LBS. 


THE  '^ INTERNATIONAL  STOCK  FOOD''  COW. 

LARGEST    COW    IN    THE    WORLD 


SHE 


WEIGHT  AT  6  YEARS  OF  AGE,  2970  POUNDS. 
HEIGHT,  6  FEET-LENGTH,  10  FEET. 

BATS    "  INTERNATIONAL     STOCK 
B^  EVERY    DAV. 


FOOD  " 


Thii  cow  haa  a  fine  coat  of  deep  red  hair  and  has  a  strong  resemblance  to  the  short-horn.  We  cannot  give  her  breeding  because  she 
changed  owners  several  times  when  young.  She  is  very  gentle  and  seems  to  enjoy  the  universal  attention  she  attracts.  When  led  out  on  the 
•treet  people  crowd  around  her  by  the  hundreds,  and  thousands  visit  the  ham  where  she  is  kept  when  not  on  parade.  Such  immense  numbers 
of  people  crowd  around  her  in  the  large  cities  that  many  tinios  the  entire  traffic  of  the  street  will  be  stopped,  including  the  street  cars.  Drivers 
will  jump  off  from  their  wagons,  leave  their  teams  standing  and  push  into  the  immense  crowds  in  order  to  obtain  a  near  view  of  "The  Inter- 
national Stock  Food  Cow."  She  is  such  a  wonder  that  people  talk  about  her  for  weeks  after  seeing  her  on  the  street.  She  is  owned  by  International 
Stock  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  U.  S.  A. 


TESTED  FOR  225  HEAD  OF  BEEF  CATTLE. 

Magnoli.-v,  Miss. 
Gentlemen: — We  have  been  feeding  "International 
Stock  Food"  to  225  beef  cattle  with  splendid  results. 
It  is  a  remarkable  fattener  and  we   intend  to  use  it 
largely  in  the  future.        Very  truly  yours, 

J.  V.  TENNENT. 

6000  POUNDS  FED  BY  ONE  STOCKMAN. 

Boston,  Mass. 
Dear   Sies:— I    have  bought  6000  pounds  of    *'ln= 
ternational  Stock  Food"  for  use  on  my  farm  near  New 
Boston,  N.  H.     It  pays  to  feed   "International  Stock 
Food."  J.  E.  WHIPPLE. 

A  GREAT  PREPARATION  FOR  CATTLE. 
Gentlemen:— I     have    fed    "International    Stock 

Pood"  for  some  time  and  find  it  superior  to  any  stock 
powders  I  ever  used.  I  heartily  recommend  its  use  for 
acclimating  cattle  shipped  from  northern  States.  I 
have  imported  several  carloads  of  Jersey  cattle  from 
Kentucky  aod  have  not  lost  one. 

R.  N.  ROBERTSON, 
Drugeiat  and  Live  Stock  Doaler. 


TESTED  ON  HALF  OF  HIS  FATTENING  CATTLE. 

Liberty  Corners,  Ohio.  - 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

De.vr  Sirs: — I  cannot  say  too  much  for  "lnterna= 
tlonal  Stock  Food."  I  tested  it  on  five  steers,  as  I  was 
fattening  ten  head.  I  fed  "International  Stock  Food" 
to  five  and  they  made  a  large  net  gain  over  the  other 
five.    It  is  a  money  maker  for  farmers. 

JOHN  ECKSTINE. 

SPLENDID  FOR  FATTENING  CATTLE. 

PiSGAH,  Illinois. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen: — I  have  just  finished  feeding 500  lbs.  of 
"International  Stock  Food"  to  my  fattening  cattle, 
and  it  was  a  very  paying  investment. 

CHAS.  S.  RANNELLS. 

IT  PAYS  FINE  STOCK  BREEDERS. 

DoDD  City,  Texas,     i 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis.  Minn. 

I  have  used  "International  Stock  Food"  for  my 
cattle.  JAMES  C.  COBB, 

Breeder  of  Holsteiu-Friesian  Cattle, 

Poland-China  and  Berkshire  Swine. 


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Milk  and  butter  test  of  this  three-year-old  Jersey  cow  while  being  fed  "International  Stock  Food."  Test 
Jl9  lbs.  and  10  oz.  of  butter  in  seven  days.  Milk  test,  64  lbs.  and  2Vi  oz.  Id  one  day  and  432V4  lbs.  in  seven  days. 
ITdder  measures  54  in.  I  endorse  the  use  of  "International  Stock  Pood"  for  cows.  S.  W.  Parish,  Culvert.  Texas: 


THE  JERSEYS. 

Jersey,  Guernsey  and  Alderney  are  three  islands  in 
the  British  Channel  near  the  coast  of  France.  The 
cattle  on  these  islands  are  guarded  very  carefully  and 
never  crossed,  and  the  breeds  are  known  by  the  names 
of  the  islands  from  which  they  are  imported.  They  are 
Buppos'id  to  be  originally  from  the  adjacent  French 
provinces.  Jersey  is  the  largest  island  and  the  Jerseys 
are  by  far  the  most  noted.  The  head  is  fine ;  face  slight- 
ly dished ;  eye  clear,  full  and  mild ;  the  horns  are  short 
but  curving  inward  slightly ;  the  ear  medium,  thin  and 
quick  in  movement.  The  general  appearance  of  the 
head  is  of  being  well  brea.  me  legs  are  slender,  ribs 
flat,  back  slightly  depressed;  rump  and  tail  high.  In 
the  cow  the  udder  is  large  and  square  and  covered  with 
soft,  silky  hair;  teats  small  and  fine  but  standing  well 
apart ;  milk  veins  very  prominent.  They  are  generally 
rather  homely  but  have  i  kindly  disposition  and  like  to 
be  petted.  The  color  is  generally  red  or  fawn  with  some 
black  markings.  The  bone  is  fine  and  they  generally 
carry  but  little  flesh.  They  are  noted  for  their  peculiar 
richness  in  cream  and  the  fine  quality  of  rich,  well- 
flavored  butter  it  produces.  They  are  generally  ad- 
mitted to  be  the  best  butter  cow  in  the  world,  although 
some  other  breeds  show  good  records  in  milk  and  butter 
qnalities.    Although  the  Jersey  is  the  beat  batter  cow 


she  does  not  have  this  reputation  in  regard  to  cheese- 
making.  Some  other  breeds  surpass  them  in  this  regard. 
For  richness  in  cream  and  butter  they  cannot  be  equaled. 
When  standing  before  a  good  dairy  cow  the  general  ap- 
pearance will  be  first  a  delicate  finene8s,gradually  swell- 
ing from  behind  the  shoulders.  The  best  milkers  are 
always  loosely  built  from  last  rib  to  hips,  and  roumy  in 
the  flank.    Good  digestion  insures  profit. 

THE  ALDERNEY. 

The  Aldemeys  and  Jerseys  are  so  closely  related  and 
so  much  alike  in  general  appearance  that  the  descrip- 
tion given  for  Jerseys  will  apply  to  them.  They  can 
well  be  classed  as  the  same  breed,  but  bearing  the  name 
of  their  island  home.  The  main  difference  is  that  the 
Aldemeys  are  smaller  and  more  delicate,  and  for  this 
reason  are  not  so  much  in  favor.  "International  Stock 
Food"  saves  grain. 

CHOICE  DAIRY  COWS. 

A  well-known  writer  states  that  if  rich  milk  is 
wanted,  regardless  of  quantity,  select  the  Jersey;  if 
both  butter  and  milk  are  wanted  select  the  Ayrshire, 
but  if  large  quantities  of  milk  especially  aaapted  to  the 
manufacture  of  cheese  is  wanted,  then  the  Holstein- 
Frieeian  cow  must  have  first  place. 


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FIRST    PRIZE    YEARLING    JERSEY    BULL. 

TRANS-MISSISSIPPI    EXPOSITION,    1898. 


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Insures     IVIonev     IVlaikiinQ    Results. 


GAINED  15  PER  CENT.  IN  BUTTER  FAT. 

Highland,  Illinois. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  :— In  order  to  make  a  test  of  "Interna- 
tional Stock  Food"  on  milk  cows,  I  selected  twelve 
head  out  of  my  herd  of  about  the  same  age  and  milking 
condition.  I  divided  these  into  two  lots,  six  cows 
each.  The  milk  from  lot  No.  1  tested  3.55  per  cent,  but- 
ter fat,  and  that  of  lot  No.  2  tested  3.80  per  cent. ;  then 
i  commenced  feeding  "International  Stock  Food''  one 
measure  night  and  morning  to  each  cow  in  lot  No.  1, 
while  lot  No.  2  were  fed  exactly  the  same  ration  of  feed 
as  others  except  that  they  did  not  receive  "Interna- 
tional Stock  Food."  At  the  end  of  30  Hays  tbomilk 
from  lot  No.  1  tested  3.70  per  cent,  butter  fat,  while  the 
milk  of  lot  No.  2  tested  3.40  percent.  H.  A.  ZOBRIST. 

Dairyman. 

Note— The  use  of  "International  Stock  Food" 
caused  an  increase  of  about  5  per  cent,  in  butter  fat  on 
the  cows  to  which  it  was  fed,  while  the  other  lot  of 
cows  fed  without  "International  Stock  Food"  showed 
a  falling  off  of  over  10  per  cent,  during  the  same  period, 
making  a  difference  of  15  per  cent,  in  favor  of  the  cows 
fed  "International  Stock  Food."  These  twelve  cows 
were  all  fed  on  ground  feed,  and  had  the  best  of  atten- 
tion during  the  test,  which  was  conducted  by  one  of  the 
leading  dairymen  in  this  county.  The  average  far- 
mer's cows  do  not  have  as  good  care  and  leed  as 
these  cows  and  would  show  a  much  larger  gain  in 
"butter  fat"  as  well  as  an  increased  supply  of  milk. 
"International  Stock  Food"  makes  milk  healthier  for 
human  consumption,  richer,  and  increases  the  quan- 
tity. It  is  very  profitable  for  anyone  to  feed,  whether 
thev  have  one  cow  or  100  cows.  Paying  results  guaran- 
teed and  you  secure  rw°  Three  Average  Feeds  for  One 
Cent  ■'^J  It  is  much  cheaper  to  use  "International 
5tock  Food"  at  $14.00  per  100  lbs.  than  other  kinds  at 
$8.00.  Using  superior  medication,  we  obtain  paying 
reeujts  with  small  sized  feeds 


MINNESOTA  MILK  TEST. 
GAINED  33^  PER  CENT. 

NOETHFIELD,  MINNESOTA. 

International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen: — It  gives  me  pleasure  to  voluntarily 
offer  my  testimonial  in  regard  to  my  experience  in 
feeding  "International  Stock  Food." 

I  fed  it  to  my  cows  all  winter  and  think  that  the 
milk  yield  was  at  least  one-third  greater  than  it  other- 
wise would  have  been,  and  the  cows  are  looking  better 
than  they  ever  have.  I  should  consider  a  cow's  rations 
incomplete  without  it.    Respectfully  yours, 

T.  O.  STEWART,  Breeder  A.  J.  C.  C.  Jerseys. 

THE  GREAT  MILK  PRODUCER. 

Caeeothees,  Ohio. 
I  bought  a  fresh  Jersey  cow  two  years  old  in  May. 
She  gave  one  gallon  of  milk.  Kept  her  on  pasture  until 
September,  and  she  Lad  declined  to  one  pint  of  milk. 
I  then  put  her  in  stable  and  fed  ground  feed  and  ono 
tablespoonful  of  "International  Stock  Food"  twice 
per  day.  Her  milk  rapidly  increased  to  one  gallon  and 
she  gave  this  amount  for  twelve  months.  She  cer- 
tainly would  have  gone  dry  at  the  end  of  four  months 
if  ic  had  not  been  for  "International  Stock  Food  "  I 
believe  "International  Stock  Food"  to  be  a  great  and 
cheap  milk  producer.  When  fresh  again  the  calf 
weighed  185  lbs.  at  seven  weeks  and  after  taking  calf 
away  my  cow  made  10  lbs.  of  butter  per  week,  besides 
furnishing  milk  for  a  family  of  six.     P.  A.  BUCHMAN. 

IF  YOU  WANT  MORE  MILK 

FEED   YOUR    COWS 

"INTERMATIONAL    STOCK     FOOD.'' 


INTERNATIONAL   STOCK   BOOK. 


This  Celebrated  Ayrshire  Cow  is  the  Pro;)orty  of  Caldwell  Bros.,  Orchard,  Ont,  Canada. 


THE  AYRSHIRES. 

The  origin  of  this  celebrated  dairy  breed  of  cattle  is 
unknown.  It  is  in  Ayrshire,  Scotland,  that  this  breed 
has  shown  the  most  remarl:able  qualities,  and  it  is  to 
this  country  that  is  given  the  honor  of  bringing  about 
their  highest  development,  if  not  most  of  their  excellent 
qualities.  They  are  noted  for  giving  large  quantities  of 
milli,  rich  in  cheese  and  butter.  They  are  gentle  and  of 
good  constitution.  In  some  families  the  head  is  long 
and  narrow,  while  in  others  it  is  short  and  broad ;  nose 
tapers,  with  clean  nostrils.  The  eye  is  fall  and  placid ; 
ears  fair  size  and  thin ;  horns  of  medium  size  and  fine 
texture  with  an  outward  and  upward  turn.  The  horns 
should  be  far  apart.  Bade  should  be  straight ;  tail  long 
and  set  on  level  with  back ;  limbs  should  be  flat-boned 
and  not  large.  Large,  round  bones  are  generally  found 
on  poor  feeders.  The  color  varies  greatly  through  brown, 
red  and  white,  and  their  different  combinations.  Th» 
quantity  of  milk  given  by  a  good  Ayrshire  cow  is  about 
700  to  800  gallons  per  year,  and  this  will  yield  about  2C0 
pounds  of  butter  per  year,  besides  the  value  of  he  calf. 
They  are  good  feeders  and  fatten  profitably.  Their  fat 
is  mingled  with  the  flesh,  and  this  marbled  flesh  is  the 
butcher's  delight.  They  unite  in  quite  a  large  degree 
good  qualities  of  milk  and  beef.  Keep  th«  system  in 
good  condition. 

GALLOWAY  CATTLE. 

These  cattle  are  closely  related  to  their  neighbors,  the 
Aberdeen-Angus  breed.  The  polled  cattle  of  Galloway 
and  western  coast  of  Scotland  are  "pure  bred"  from  tho 
fact  that  outside  breeds  have  not  been  mixed  with  tho 
native  cattle.  They  are  principally  beef  cattle,  but  tho 
milk  of  Galloway  cows  is  of  considerable  richness, 
although  not  of  large  quantity.  As  beef  cattle  they  are 
very  hardy,  good  feeders  and  produce  a  fine  quality  of 
flesh,  of  mild  disposition,  and  by  many  are  considered 
the  ideal  beef  cattle.  They  are  straight  and  broad  in 
the  back,  and  nearly  level  from  head  to  tail;  ribs  and 
body  arc  round  and  full ;  legs  tliort  with  good  bones; 
deep  broad  chest ;  head  is  inclined  to  be  heavy;  eyes 
not  prominent  and  ears  large  and  full;  skiu  loose, 
medium  thickness,  and  fine  black  hair.  Feed  "Inter- 
national 5tock  Food," 


THE  GUERNSEYS 

The  Guernseys  are  closely  related  to  the  Jerseys,  but 
are  coming  into  more  prominence  than  formerly  on 
account  of  being  larger,  better  feeders  and  better  built, 
and  fatten  off  much  more  readily  and  are  more  valu- 
able when  wanting  to  turn  them  off  for  beef.  The 
Guernsey  cow  gives  a  larger  quantity  of  milk,  al- 
though it  is  generally  admitted  that  it  is  not  quite  so 
rich.  As  a  cow  of  general  utility,  the  Guernsey  is  com- 
ing more  and  more  into  favor.  There  is  considerable 
rivalry  between  the  islands  of  Jersey,  Guernsey  and 
Aldcrney,  and  strong  claims  are  made  for  each  breed. 
Strictly  speaking,  all  throe  are  milking  cattle,  and  their 
legitimate  use  is  to  supply  the  demand  for  good  quality 
of  milk.  Crossing  the  bull  on  native  cows  not  only 
increases  tho  richness  of  milk,  but  also  the  quantity. 
"International  Stock  Food"  saves  grain  and  increases 
the  quality  and  quantity  of  milk. 

WEST  HIGHLAND  CATTLE. 

There  is  a  very  popular  breed  of  cattle  in  the  West 
Highlands  of  Scotland,  but  has  never  been  introduced 
into  this  country  to  any  great  extent.  They  are  ex- 
tremely hardy,  very  shaggy,  and  are  descendants  from 
native  cattle  of  that  country.  They  have  long  horns, 
small  bodies,  and  covered  with  long,  fine  hair,  which  is 
usually  black.  Beef  of  good  quality.  "International 
Stock  Food"  makes  extra  beef. 

ABERDEEN-ANGUS  CATTLE. 

The  hornless  breed  of  cattle  known  by  this  name  are 
natives  of  Angus,  in  the  northeastern  part  of  Scotland. 
Thoy  are  noted  for  their  good  qualities  as  beef  cattle, 
and  are  undoubtedly  the  best  for  stall  feeding  and  for 
their  rapidity  in  gaining  llssh.  They  are  black  in  color, 
and  are  rapidly  gaining  ground  on  the  horned  cattle 
because  of  those  qualities,  combined  with  their  quiet- 
ness and  tho  ease  wi(h  which  they  are  managed.  A 
largo  number  can  bo  safely  handled  in  a  small  space  on 
account  of  their  lack  of  horns  and  great  docility. 
Those  are  very  valuable  qualities  not  i>uly  for  dairy 
cattle,  but  also  for  beef  cattle. 


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QUICKLY  FATTENS  CATTLE. 

Eeasoneb,   Iowa, 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gents:-!  have  fod  "Internationa!!  Stock  Food"  for 
over  two  years,  both  for  hornos  and  cattlo.  Wh^n  I 
nse  it  for  fattening  cattle  thoy  grow  farter  than  any 
cattle  I  ever  saw.  A.  P.  De  YOU  NG. 

SAVED  HIS  STEER. 

Sumner,   Illinois. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Deab  Sies:— Last  fall  1  had  a  two  year  old  steer  that 
was  down  and  could  not  got  up.  I  bought  some  "In- 
ternational Stock  Food"  and  after  usiig  only  a  short 
time  I  noticed  a  rapid  improvement.  Before  using 
"International  Stock  Food"  I  had  offered  the  steer  for 

f.50,  but  after  feeding  six  weeks  I  sold  it  for  $15.00. 
would  not  be  without  "International  Stock  Food" 
in  feeding  stock.  SAMUEL  GOY/INS. 

MARVELOUS  RESULTS  OBTAINED. 

Forney,   Texas. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

"iDtemational  Stock  Food"  is  the  best  thing  I  ever 
need  for  stock.  It  does  all  you  clairn  for  it.  I  cannot 
Bay  too  much  in  praise  of  it.  The  results  obtained 
weremarvelous.  Send  the  doubting  onos  to  me.  I  will 
convince  them  it  ia  the  best  stock  powder  made. 

W.  C.  MOONEY,  Farmer. 

EXACTLY  AS  REPORTED. 

Gettysburg,    South  Dakota. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn, 

DeaeSihs— Ihaveused  "International  Stock  Fo««" 
OO  my  stock  and  find  it  all  you  recommend  it  to  bo. 

e.  V/.  LOHR. 


ASTONISHING  RESULTS  FOR  COWS. 

Ash  Flat,  Arkansas. 
Gentlemen:— I  bought  two  milk  cows  which  weroi 
the  poorest  I  over  saw.  They  gave  about  one  pint  of 
milk.  I  commenced  feeding  "loternationel  Stock 
Food"  and  in  a  short  timo  tho  improvement  was  aston- 
ijhing  The  cows  are  now  in  perfect  condition  and 
furnish  all  tho  milk  and  butter  for  a  family  of  seven, 
with  a  good  quantity  daily  for  the  hogs.  The  calves 
belonging  to  these  cowa  were  very  small,  poor,  and  tho 
worst  looking  you  ever  saw.  Thoy  improved  as  much 
as  the  cows,  E.  NEUSOM. 

CURED  HIS  SICK  COW. 

Elroy,  Wisconsin. 
Gents: — "International  Stock  Food"  has  proven  to 
be  the  best  ever  introduced  in  this  section.  One  farmer 
told  mo  yasterday  that  it  saved  the  life  of  one  of  his 
cows  and  ho  does  not  want  to  be  without  it.  Others 
say  that  they  never  saw  its  equal. 

L.  M.  SPEER,  Dealer,  -, 

INCREASED  THE  QUANTITY  OF  MILK. 

Blooming  Grove,    Texas; 
Gentlemen: — I    have    been    using  'International 
5tock  Food  '  for  my  cows  and  find  that  it  greatly  'n- 
creases  the  flow  of  milk.    I  recommend  it  to  all  owners 
of  cows.  J.  B.  ROBINSON. 

FROM  A  WESTERN  CATTLE  RANCH. 

Sidney,    Montana. 
We  have  used  a  great  many  conditixjn  powders,  but 
have  never  used    any    that  gave    the  satisfaction   of 
"International  5tock  Food."    We  think  ij  has  no  cKiuat 
for  horses  and  other  stock.  M.  C.  SHAVER, 

MenJU's  Ranch, 


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HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN  CATTLE. 

The  history  of  this  famous  breed  dates  back  for  over 
2,000  years,  and  no  man  can  give  definite  answer  as  to 
their  origin.  Their  genealogy  is  pure  and  unadulterated 
further  back  than  any  other  breed.  Cattle  of  this  breed 
were  intrcKluced  into  North  America  as  early  as  1023. 
Cows  of  this  breed  will  generally  average  from  1,100  to 
1,200  pounds,  and  they  possess  great  capacity  for  the 
production  of  milk- and  cheese.  It  is  principally  as  a 
dairy  breed  that  they  have  become  noted  in  this  coun- 
try, but  they  usually  possess  good  digestive  powers,  and 
many  stockmen  favor  them  as  beef  cattle.  North  Hol- 
land and  the  Netherlands  are  claimed  as  the  land  of 
nativity  of  this  great  Dutch  breed.  Their  color  is  gen- 
erally spotted  white  and  black;  neck  inclined  to  be 
short ;  head  narrow  and  long ;  fine  horns  and  projecting 
ears.  They  are  broad  across  the 'hips;  legs  strong  and 
straiglidi  tail  fine  and  long.  The  cows  usually  give 
about  3,000  quarts  of  milk  per  year,  and  are  considered 
by  many  to  be  the  most  wonderful  milkers  of  any  known 
breed.    Feed  "  International  Stock  Food." 

THE  DEVONS. 

This  breed  is  one  of  the  most  ancient  of  English 
origin.  They  are  natives  of  Great  Britain.  They  are 
strong  and  hardy,  and  from  early  history  the  oxen  have 
been  noted  as  work  animals  and  are  the  most  valuable 
breed  in  the  world  for  this  purpose,  as  they  are  able  to 
stand  as  much  work  as  a  horse.  For  logging  in  the 
woods  there  are  no  better  or  quicker  teams.  They  are 
red  in  color  and  very  muscular.  The  oxen  are  larger 
than  the  cows  or  bulls  and  are  very  handsome  when 
fully  developed.  They  are  among  cattle  what  the 
thorvyUghbr'^d  is  among  horses,  and  combine  fineness  of 
bone  with  groat  muscular  power,  docility,  intelligence, 
activity  and  "bottom."  Their  shoulders  are  similar  to 
those  of  the  horse.  For  fineness  of  flesh  and  flavor  the 
Devons  must  be  placed  first.  They  are  good  feeders 
and  develop  rapidly  with  proper  care  and  feed,  and  the 
meat  is  fine  grained,  juicy  and  nicely  marbled.  The 
cowe,  bulls  and  gteois  are  very  beautiful  animals. 


THE  HEREFORDS. 

These  cattle  take  their  name  from  the  County  of 
Hereford,  England,  where  it  originated.  The  great 
rivalry  between  breeds  of  Herefords  and  Short-Horns 
is  only  equaled  by  the  rivalry  between  breeders  of 
Poland-China  hogs  and  Berkshiros,  and  today  there 
will  be  found  strong  advocates  of  either  breed  of  cattle 
in  almost  every  locality.  There  is  no  question  but 
what  they  are  both  great  beef-producing  breeds,  and 
each  will  always  have  its  special  champions.  The 
Herefords  are  beautifully  marked  with  red  and  white, 
The  oxen  are  inferior  in  activity  to  the  celebrated 
Devons,  but  surpass  them  in  strength  and  are  their 
equals  in  capacity  for  standing  hard  work.  The  Here- 
fords are  a  hardy,  mild,  early  maturing  breed.  The 
flesh  is  superior  to  most  breeds.  The  forehead  is 
broad ;  eye  full  and  mild ;  head  small ;  horns  spreading ; 
neck  long;  chest  deep  and  broad;  back  broad  and 
level ;  ribs  broad  and  strong ;  body  round  and  full ;  legs 
short  and  strong;  flesh  soft;  hair  bright  and  silky. 
They  compare  very  favorably  with  the  famous  Short- 
Horns  and  take  an  equal  share  of  prizes  at  all  the  best 
exhibitions  and  fairs.  Good  grade  steers  often  fatten 
at  from  2,000  to  2,400  pounds,  which  is  about  the  same 
weight  as  reacliod  by  good  grade  Short-Horns.  In 
judging  Herefords  the  same  scale  of  points  can  be  used 
as  adopted  for  Short-Horns.  The  Herefords  seem  to 
have  a  slight  advantage  in  milder  disposition.  Here- 
ford bulls  are  much  sought  after  and  are  being  dis- 
tributed in  the  West  and  Soutliwest,  where  they  share 
equal  honors  with  their  rivals.  "International  Stock 
Food"  causes  rapid  growth. 

KERRY  CATTLE. 

This  breed  of  cattle  claims  Ireland  as  its  native  homo, 
and  is  found  principally  in  the  mountains  of  Kerry 
County.  They  are  usually  black  in  color  with  some 
white  markings.  While  small  in  size  they  are  surpris- 
ingly hardy,  and  are  valuable  in  their  native  country 
»s  a  dairy  breed.    Quality  governs  the  worjcj, 


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This  engraving  wa?  made  from  a  photograph  of  a  Normandy  cow  and  her  triplets  of  heifer  calves.  They  wera 
photographed  on  the  Oaken  Bank  Farm.  They  are  almost  exactly  alike,  and  are  shown  at  four  months  of  age. 
Triplets  are  esceeuinyly  mie.  but  these  calves  are  large  and  well  developed. 


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USE  P  FOR  CALVES-WILL  SAV2  YOU  MONEY. 
Gakden  Plats',  Illixoxs, 
Have  been  weaning  my  calves  when  three  days  old. 
For  the  first  week  I  fed  them  ekim  milk,  putting  in 
one  teaspoonful  of  "International  Stock  Food"  for 
each  calf.  Then  I  fed  slops  made  from  shorts,  using 
"International  Stock  Food"  in  regular  doses,  and  they 
made  a  good  gain  and  looked  aa  slick  as  calves  fed 
on  new  milk.  It  kept  them  free  from  scours.  It  pays 
to  feed  "International  Stock  Food."    A.  T.  ABBOTT. 

TEST  IT  FOR  YODR  CALVES. 

Steawbeeet  Point,    Iowa. 
Gents: — Having  used  "International  Stock   Food" 

for  my  stock  for  nearly  two  years,  I  can  cheerfully 
state  that,  in  my  opinion,  it  is  an  excellent  article  for 
calves  and  all  young  stock.  It  is  also  good  for  itock 
not  feeding  well  or  stock  out  of  condition. 

H.  BASSETT  &  SONS, 
Breeders  of  Poland-China  Hogs,  Thoroughbred  Cattla 
and  Bronze  Turkeys. 

STRAW  AND  "INTERNATIONAL  STOCK  FOOD" 
MAKES  AN  INCREASED  MILK  SUPPLY. 

Enteepeise,  Illinois. 
Deae  Sies;  — I  have  used  "International  Stock 
Pood"  for  lour  years  and  I  would  not  be  without  it  for 
twice  the  cost.  I  fed  my  cow  all  winter  only  straw  and 
"International  Stock  Food,"  and  aa  soon  as  I  com- 
menced feeding  "International  Stock  Food"  she  gained 
one  quart  of  milk  per  day.  Everyone  admires  my  cow 
because  she  is  in  such  good  condition. 

'       BENBY  FELLER. 


GREAT  PREPARATION  FOR  CALVES. 

Duck  Hill,  Mississippi. 
Gentlemen:  —  I  commenced  using  " Irternational 
Stock  Food"  about  one  year  ago,  and  I  take  pleasure 
in  saying  that  I  have  obtained  the  very  best  results, 
and  the  food  is  all  that  it  is  claimed  to  be.  I  have  usea 
it  for  cows  that  were  calving  and  were  in  bad  condition. 
The  results  were  very  satisfactory.  M.  O'KEEFE. 

Farmer  and  Stock  Breeder. 

CURES  SCOURS  IN  CALVES. 

Mount  Aye,    Iowa. 
Gentlemen  :— I  tested  "International  Stock  Food" 
on  a  calf  that  had  the  scours  and  in  short  time  it  waa 
better  and  there  has  been  no  relapse.  E.  SCHLAPIA. 

SAVED  HIS  COW. 

St.  Paul,  Minnesota. 
Deae  Sies:— The  last  shipment  of  "Internatioral 
Stock  Food"  arrived  just  in  time  to  save  the  life  of  one 
of  my  cows  which  had  indigestion  very  badly,  I  lost 
one  cow  before  the  food  arrived,  but  the  other  one  was 
completely  cured  by  "International  Stock  Food." 
Farmers  and  stockmen  should  keep  it  on  hand  ready 
for  use.    It  is  the  best  I  ever  saw. 

W.  E.  KENDRICK,  Oak  Park  Stock  Farm. 

A  POPULAR  FOOD. 

Hageestown,    Maetland. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gents:— "International  Stock  Food"  is  very  popular 
in  our  section  and  I  know  by  experience  that  it  is  hard 
to  beat,  W.A.  MUKDOCK. 


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This  is  a  photo-engraving  of  a  painting  by  the  well  known  artist  Alex  Foamier.  It  was  exhibited  in  the  diiou 
at  Paris  and  has  had  very  favorable  mention  by  art  critics  in  all  parts  of  the  country.  It  is  owned  by  M.  W.  Savage, 
proprietor  of  International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  U.  S.  A. 


RED  POLLED  CATTLE. 

They  were  imported  from  Norfolk  and  SufiPolk  coun- 
ties, in  England,  and  but  little  is  known  of  their  origin. 
They  are  a  deep,  rich  red  color,  and  tho  cows  always 
possess  good  dairy  qualities.  Their  color  and  the  ab- 
sence of  horns  is  the  sure  marking  of  this  herd.  The 
breeders  claim  for  them  a  good  combination  of  beef- 
producing  and  dairy  qualities.  In  general  appearance 
the  Eed-Polled  cattle  are  very  similar  to  theDevons, 
except  the  horns.  These  cattle  have  a  great  many 
admirers  in  this  country,  and  many  breeders  can  show 
herds  that  would  be  the  pride  of  any  stockman.  Use 
"International  Stock  Food." 

THE  SUSSEX. 

They  take  their  name  from  Sussex  County,  England, 
and  are  very  similar  to  the  Devous.  The  general  opin- 
ion is  that  richer  pastures  have  given  them  a  larger 
and  somewhat  coarser  development.  The  cows  are 
better  milkers  and  the  steers  are  easily  fattened. 
In  some  cases  animals  of  this  breed  have  been  sold  as 
Devons,  but  of  course  no  one  could  do  this  except 
through  lack  of  honesty  or  ignorance. 

SWISS  CATTLE. 

There  have  been  some  importations  of  Swiss  cattle 
to  this  country,  and  thoy  have  given  good  satisfaction. 
They  are  medium  size,  mouse  color  and  have  superior 
dairy  (jualities.    They  also  f^tt^n  readily, 


MILK  TAINTS. 

We  have  got  a  number  of  inquiries  about  bitter  milk, 
the  causes  of  which  are  often  quite  obscure.  There 
are  several  forms  of  germs  which  produce  it,  and  it  is 
also  caused  at  times  by  some  herb  or  weed  in  the  feed. 
When  bitter  milk  occurs  and  the  cause  is  difficult  to 
trace,  it  is  often  a  good  plan  to  set  the  milk  of  the  cows 
separately,  and  see  if  the  whole  herd  is  affected  or  only 
one  or  more  of  the  cows.  If  the  whole  herd  is  affected 
the  chances  are  pretty  strong  that  this  is  the  cause, 
always  provided  that  the  milk  has  been  set  in  a  place 
that  is  clean  and  sweet;  otherwise  the  infection  may 
be  in  the  milk  room.  Wo  would  here  say  to  readers 
who  have  inquired  upon  this  subject  that  it  often  re- 
quires the  closest  kind  of  observation  to  find  out  the 
cause  of  those  taints  which  appear  in  the  milk,  butter, 
cheese  and  cream,  and  nothing  but  the  most  accurate 
knowledge  of  all  the  surroundings  will  enable  one  to 
say  with  reasonable  certainty  what  the  cause  is,  and 
even  then  one  can  only  remove  the  supposed  cause,  and 
thee  observe  whether  the  trouble  disappears. — 7oiv« 
Homestead. 

If  the  milk  taint  is  caused  by  some  derangement  of 
the  cow,  "International  Stock  Food"  will  always  cor- 
rect it,  and  at  a  very  small  expense. 

1^-3  FEEDS  FOR  ONE  CENT^^ 

And  guaranteed  paying  results  is  what  you  obtain  by 
using  "Internarlonal  Stock  Food"  Tbi9  i?  trU9  of  09 
Oih^T  kio4 


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A  RELIABLE  TEST. 

Vinton,   Iowa. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Mian. 
I  have  tested  "International  Stock  Food"  nnder  the 

following  conditions  with  noted  results : 

No.  1— A  colt  out  of  condition,  appetite  poor,  hair 
harsh,  was  fed  your  food  according  to  directions  for 
two  weeks  and  there  was  a  marked  improvement. 

No.  2— A  calf  four  months  old  had  the  scours.  I  tried 
the  asual  remedies,  including  rennet,  but  there  was  no 
improvement.  After  feeding  "International  Stock 
Food"  a  sliort  time  there  was  a  decided  change  for  the 
better,  and  there  has  been  no  relapse.  Am  of  the  opin- 
ion that  your  food  is  valuable  in  toning  up  the  sys- 
tem and  correcting  disorders  of  the  stomach  and 
bowels.  H.  H.  BEOWNELL, 

Sec.  of  Benton  Co,  Fine  Stock  Breeders'  Association  and 
Breeder  of  Shorthorn  Oattle  and  Poland-China  Hcgs. 

WONDERFUL  CURE  OF  TEXAS  FEVER.' 

IT  ALSO  INCREASES  QUALITY  AND  QUANTITY 

OF  MILK. 

Aekansas  City,    Abeansas. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Dear  Sies— I  have  handled  stock  all  my  life  and  am 
liviug  on  the  Cherokee  Strip  where  Texas  Fever  has 
existed  all  summer.  A  large  number  of  cattle  died. 
This  fevor  v/as  very  bad  in  my  herd  and  they  were 
dying.  Had  lour  down  at  one  time  given  up  as  sure  to 
die.  Could  not  raise  their  heads  and  were  just  skin 
and  bones  and  could  not  eat.  I  bought  some  "Inter- 
national Stock  Food"  and  made  a  gruel  of  the  Food 
und  poured  it  down  their  throats,  and  by  so  using 
"International  Stock  Food"  cured  them  completely, 
and  they  are  now  strong  and  well  and  gaining  rapidly. 
It  also  increases  the  richness  and  flow  of  milk.  I  find 
"International  Stock  Food"  very  beneficial  for  all 
kinds  of  stock  and  gladly  recommend  it  to  all  stock- 
meu.  C.  C.  WOLF,  Stock  Raiser 


100  TESTIMONIALS  IN  ONE  LOCALITY. 

Denmaek,  South  Cakolina. 
Gentlemen: -I  have  sold  "International  Stock 
Food"  for  some  time  and  can  get  you  a  hundred  testi- 
monials of  its  great  value.  In  no  case  where  it  is  fed 
as  directed  has  it  failei  to  give  entire  satisfaction.  It 
is  with  pleasure  that  I  recommend  it  to  my  customers 
as  a  valuable  preparation.  F.  H.  McCEAE. 

MAKES  RICH  MILK  AND  BUTTER. 

TXJSCUMBIA,    At.atiahta. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

DeakSies: — One  of  my  customers  tested  "Interna- 
tional Stock  Food"  on  his  cow.  She  gained  one  quart 
in  a  week.  He  says  that  it  is  great  for  milk  and  but- 
ter.   It  gives  fine  satisfaction.  D.  JOHNSON. 

RICHER  AND  MORE  WHOLESOME  MILK. 

Dallas.   Texas. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen:— After  using  "International  5tock 
Food"  I  must  say  that  it  is  perfectly  satisfactory.  It 
makes  the  milk  richer  and  more  wholesome  and  keeps 
cows  in  healthier  condition.  G.  T.  COOK. 

THE  GREAT  KILK  PRODUCER. 

EicHMOND,  Ohio. 

Gents  : — My  three-year-old  cow  was  taken  off  grass 
June  27th.  At  that  time  she  was  giving  one  gallon  of 
milk  morning  and  evening.  Since  that  time  she  has 
been  fed  dry  feed  and  one  tablespoonful  of  "Interna- 
tional Stock  Food"  per  day.  She  is  now  giving  two 
gallons  of  milk  each  milking,  and  by  actual  test  the 
milk  is  50  per  cent  richer  in  butter.    L.  L.  J.  KOCH. 

P.  S. — It  only  cost  Mr.  Koch  one-third  of  one  cent 
per  day  to  feed  "International  Stock  Food"  to  his 
coiw.  Only  cost  10  cents  per  montn.  Do  you  think  it 
paid  him  to  use  this  superior  preparation? 


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FIRST    PRIZE   YEARLING   ABERDEEN   ANGUS   BULL. 
AT  TRANS-MISSISSIPPI   EXPOSITION,  1898. 


BULLS. 

Any  bull  will  sire  a  very  much  better  class  of  healthy, 
vigorous  calves  if  he  is  fed  "International  Stock  Food" 
during  the  breeding  season.  It  will  keep  him  healthy 
and  he  will  sire  more  and  better  calves.  You  cannot 
afford  to  neglect  your  bull  at  this  critical  period,  and 
if  you  test  "International  Stock  Food"  you  will  never 
neglect  feeding  it  to  breeders.  If  cow  and  bull  are  both  in 
strong,  vigorous  condition  the  calf  will  start  life  with 
much  better  prospects.  The  best  animals  are  those 
that  have  the  best  attention  and  feed,  even  before  they 
are  born. 

CALVES. 

"International  Stock  Food"  certainly  gives  remarka- 
ble results  when  used  for  calves.  Most  farmers  try  to 
raise  calves  on  skim  milk,  but  skim  milk  alone  is  a 
poor  diet  for  good  growth.  The  farmer  who  will  take 
skim  milk  and  some  ground  feed  and  add  "Interna- 
tional Stock  Food"  as  directed  can  show  a  growth  that 
will  astonish  his  neighbors.  It  will  prevent  skin  dis- 
eases, scours,  indigestion,  etc.,  and  give  perfect  health. 
It  is  especially  adapted  for  young  animals,  as  it  is 
purely  vegetable  and  contains  elements  for  bone,  mus- 
cle and  flesh.  "International  Stock  Food"  is  abso- 
lutely harmless,  and  can  be  fed  every  day  with  perfect 
safety.  You  can  make  a  much  larger  profit  by  feeding 
"International  Stock  Food"  to  your  calves.  In  some 
cases  creamery  skim  milk  seems  to  have  a  tendency  to 
cause  scours  in  calves.  "International  Stock  Food" 
will  correct  this  at  ouco,  and  quickly  cures  scours  or 
prevents  it  if  fed  right  along.  A  test  will  quickly  show 
you  that  a  much  larger  jiroflt  can  bo  made  by  feeding 
"international  Stock  Food"  right  along  over  the  usual 
plan  of  growing  calves. 

SCOURS. 

This  is  caused  by  an  acuto  attack  of  indigestion. 
"International  Stock  Food"  will  restore  a  healthful 
condition  of  the  stoinnch,  liver  aud  bowels. 


DAIRYMEN. 

"International  Stock  Food"  is  the  safest  and  best 
condiment  you  can  use  for  your  cows.  It  will  increase 
the  supply  of  milk  in  proportion  to  the  condition  of 
the  cow.  If  she  is  run  down  it  often  doubles  the  sup- 
ply of  milk  in  a  short  time.  It  is  nothing  unusual  for 
one  cent's  worth  of  "International  Stock  Food"  to  in- 
crease the  supply  of  milk  from  one  to  three  quarts  per 
day,  which  makes  the  use  a  very  profitable  investment. 
If  the  cow  is  in  good  condition  and  has  abundance  of 
the  best  of  all  kinds  of  milk-producing  food,  you  can- 
not expect  such  a  large  increase,  bat  "International 
Stock  Food"  cannot  bo  fed  to  any  cow  without  showing 
a  marked  increase  in  richness  of  milk,  and  generally 
an  increase  in  the  supply.  An  impartial  chemical  or 
practical  test  will  prove  this  statement.  No  dairyman 
can  afford  not  to  feed  his  cows  "International  Stock 
Food,"  specially  at  some  seasons  of  the  year.  It  will 
keep  his  cows  healthy  and  increase  his  profits  by 
largely  increasing  the  supply.  Separate  two  lots  of 
cows  and  feed  one  "International  Stock  Food"  and  if 
that  lot  does  not  show  paying  results  over  the  other  lot 
any  of  our  agents  are  authorized  to  refund  your  money. 
There  is  no  question  but  what  "International  Stock 
Food"  is  the  safest,  by  far  the  cheapest  to  use  and 
most  perfect  medicated  food  ever  prepared  for  milk 
cows.  You  can  secure  three  full  feeds  for  one  cent, 
and  paying  results  are  guaranteed.  If  you  are  in 
business  to  make  money,  it  will  pay  you  to  investi- 
gate this  matter  thoroughly.  It  is  prepared  under  the 
direction  of  a  practical  stock  raiser. 

PREVENTS  TUBERCULOSIS. 

"International  Stock  Food"  prevents  tuber- 
culosis by  being-  a  powerful,  vegetable  stimulat- 
ing' tonic,  blood  purifier  and  general  system 
isti-engtbener.  Its  use  -will  save  your  e«>ws  from 
this  much  dreaded  disease. 


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IVIakes  Cow^s  Gi\/e   IVIore   Rich   IVIiBk. 


PRACTICAL  DAIRYMEN  REPORTS. 

Maeion,  Iowa. 
Dbab  Sies: — I  have  used  several  kinds  of  stock  foods 
during  the  past  few  years,  but  have  never  fed  auy 
equal  to  "International  Stock  Food."  I  have  been 
feeding  it  to  my  milk  cows  for  the  past  six  month?  with 
the  most  gratifying  results.  It  not  only  keeps  ihe  cows 
in  a  healthy  condition,  but  greaily  increasee  the 
quality  as  well  as  the  quantity  of  milk.  Its  effects  are 
uneqnaled  in  removing  nny  irregularities  at  calving 
time,  and  its  use  before  and  after  calving  I  consider  a 
great  benefit.  As  an  appetizer,  blood  i>uritier  and  gen- 
eral tonic,  I  consider  it  to  be  all  yon  claim,  and  the 
best  I  have  ever  used.  HENRY  L.  ALLT:N, 

Proprietor  of  South  Side  Dairy. 

THE  GREATEST  MILK  PRODUCER. 

Ink  A,    Mississippi. 
Gents — I  have   been  feeding  ''International   Stock 
Pood"  for  over  two  years  for  all  kinds  <f  stock.    It  is 
the  finest  milk  producer  I  ever  saw.  V.  C.  RAMSEY. 


GREAT  RESULTS  AS  A  MILK  AND  BUTTER 

PRODUCER. 

THE  CLIFTON  HERD, 

Dallas,  Texas,  and  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Pure  Bred  Holstein-Freisian  Cattle, 

W.  E.  Htighes,  Proprietor. 

Dallas,  Texas. 
Gentlemen  :— We  have  used  "International  Stock 
Food"  and  found  it  to  be  all  you  claim.  Have  used  it 
for  one  cow  that  was  very  much  run  down  and  a  poor 
fender.  After  feeding  her  10  days  her  appetite  was  the 
best  and  milk  yield  increased  one-fourth.  Also  fed  it  to 
a  two-year-old  heifer,  and  we  test°d  for  butter,  with 
grand  results.  WOODS  &  MURPHY. 

SAVED  HIS  COWS. 

New  Richland,    Minnesota. 
One  box  of  "International  Stock  Food"  saved  one  of 
my  cows.    It  is  a  good  thing  for  horses  and  cattle. 

HUGH  AKMSTRONG. 


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LARGEST  THREE-YEAR-OLQ  SHORT-HORN  STEER  m  THE  WORLD. 

This  Steer  is  3  years  old  and  over  six  feet  tall  at  the  Ehoulder,  ■weighs  3100  pounds  and  we  call  him  the  "International  Stock  Food  Steer."  Hie 
color  is  a  deep  red  with  white  markings.  He  was  sired  by  a  thoroughbred  Short-Horn.  A  farmer  near  Council  Bluffs,  Iowa,  was  feeding  this  ttcer 
ourcelebrated  "International  Stock  Food",  and  wrote  us  and  ctated  that  as  the  steer  had  been  fed  "International  Slock  Food"  he  thought  we  ought 
to  own  him.  We  purchased  the  steer  and  had  him  chipped  to  the  Minnesota  State  Fair  Grounds,  where  he  was  a  wonderful  sight  to  the  large 
number  of  people  who  have  examined  him.  If  you  will  commence  feeding  "International  Stock  Food"  to  your  calves  and  feed  it  every  day  until 
ready  for  market  you  will  sell  the  largest  and  best  quality  steers  ever  marketed  from  your  locality  and  its  use  will  save  time  and  grain  and  make  you 
a  much  larger  profit  than  you  can  make  without  it.  It  will  only  cost  from  $2.00  to  $3.00  to  commence  with  a  calf  and  feed  "International  Stock  Food" 
for  three  years.  We  will  guarantee  from  $8.00  to  $15.00  worth  of  extra  beef.  ie"Are  you  willing  to  pay  $3,U0  for  $15.00  wortli  of  taperlor  beef  t 
If  yon  are,  yon  onght  not  to  delay  feeding  "International  Stock  Food." 


COWS. 

"International  5tock  Food"  gives  extraordinary  good 
results  when  used  for  cows.  By  chemical  test  and  by 
practical  test  it  can  be  fully  demonstrated  that  when 
"International  Stock  Pood"  ia  used  for  cows  the  milk 
will  be  much  more  healthful  for  human  use.  This 
superior  medicated  food  thoroughly  "tones  up,"  invig- 
orates, purifies  the_blood,etc.,  and  removes  all  taint  of 
disease  from  the  milk  and  makes  it  a  more  perfect  food. 
Milk  from  cows  fed  "International  Stock  Food"  often 
commands  a  higher  price  On  that  account,  as  diet  for 
babies.  Babies  fed  such  milk  will  be  stronger  and 
mora  healthful.  The  pure  vegetable  ingredients  we 
use  are  perfectly  harmless,  and  their  qualities  will 
make  any  milk  bitter  for  human  use.  Milk  is  a  very 
important  article  of  food,  and  certainly  should  bo 
made  as  healthful  as  possible,  and  specially  when  used 
for  small  children.  Such  milk  will  convey  some  of  tho 
beautiful  elements  of  the  vegetable  ingredients  we  use 
into  the  systems  of  your  children  and  they  will  be 
stronger  to  ward  off  disease.  "International  Stock 
Food"  will  increase  the  supply  of  rich  milk ;  keep  the 
hair  smooth,  the  skin  hoalthy  and  the  general  system 
in  good  condition.  Feed  "International  Stock  Food" 
to  your  cows  and  their  calves  will  be  stronger  and  bet- 
ter. "International  Stock  Food"will  never  taint  milk, 
cream,  butter  or  cheese.  When  the  milk  is  in  hinl  con- 
dition a  short  feeding  of  "International  Stock  Food" 
will  correct  the  condition  and  make  ii  Bwent.,  p  iio  and 
freeh.  In  any  country  where  creamoriea  h.'^ndle  the 
milk  it  will  be  specially  profitablo  to  feed  "Interna- 
tional Stock  Food,"  as  it  will  give  you  a  larger  supnjy 
of  rich,  healthful  milk. 

CURED  SICK  COWS. 

GrBENQARDEN,     PtNNSTLVANIA. 

Dbab  Sikb  :— One  of  my  cows  was  sick  and  the  dealer 

?ersuaded  me  to  try  "International  Stock  Food."  Now 
think  it  tho  best  ever  made,  and  I  have  been  talking 
to  my  neighbors  and  they  all  want  some,  and  I  intend 
to  use  it  right  along,  as  it  pays.         LEWIS  LAKEL. 


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INITERNATIONAL 


FIRST    PmZ^   TWO-YE^R-OLD    DEVON    O^LL. 
AT   TRANS-MISSOSSDiPPI    EXPOSQTION,  1898. 


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DOUBLED  THE  SUPPLY  OF  MILK. 

FoBT  Royal,    South  Cabolina. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

DeabSiss:  — "International  5tock  Food"  is  a  good 
seller.  One  of  my  customers  reports  that  it  doubled 
the  supply  of  milk,  and  another  one  stated  that  by 
feeding  one  tablespoonful  per  day  of  "Internal  lonal 
Stock  Food"  in  addition  to  regular  feed  that  the  cows 
gained  two  quarts  a  day.  M.  B.  COPE. 

SURPRISING  INCREASE  IN  MILK. 

Hawkinsville,  Geoegia. 
Deae  Sies:— I  have  handled  "International  Stock 
Food"  for  some  time,  and  it  gives  satisfaction.  I 
tested  it  for  my  milk  cows,  and  they  gained  from  ^Va  to 
4  gals,  per  milking  by  using  one  tablespoonful  twice 
per  day.  J.  F.  MASHBURN. 

USED  IT  MANY  YEARS. 

AlNTSWOETH,     NebBASKA. 

lotemational  Food  Co.,  Minneanolis,  Minn. 

I  have  used  "International  Stock  Food"  many  years 
and  tun  still  using  it  with  paying  results. 

FRANK  SEHN. 

A  FAST  SELLER. 

Wateetown,    Niw  Yoek. 
Deab  Sies  : — Please  ship  us  four  dozen  "International 
Slook  Food"  at  once.    It  is  the  best  seller  we  have. 

PITCHER  &  GOULD. 

REMOVES  MILK  TAINT. 

Blockton,  Alabama. 
Deab  SrEs:— When  a  cow  gives  bitter  milk  "Inter- 
national Stock  Food"  will  make  the  milk  sweet  and 
good.  There  has  been  lots  of  bitter  milk  here  and  I 
have  experimented  and  "International  Stock  P«od" 
is  sure  to  cleanse  the  milk.  I  always  guarantee  good 
reanlta  and  it  works  like  a  charm.  W.  8.  GRAY. 


10  BUSHELS  OF  CORN  COMBINED  WITH  "IN- 
TERNATIONAL STOCK  FOOD"  GOES  AS 
FAR  AS  15  BUSHELS  WITHOUT  IT. 

Hawkeye  Iowa. 
Gentlemen:—!  have  tried  "International  Stock 
Food"  on  my  calves  and  hogs  with  the  best  kind  of  re- 
sults. I  can  make  ten  bushels  of  corn  go  as  far  with 
this  food  as  1  can  fifteen  bushels  without  it.  I  shall 
always  use  it  on  my  stock,  and  recommend  it  to  my 
neighbors,  as  no  farmer  should  fail  to  try  it  and  be 
convinced  of  its  worth.    Yours  truly,     B,  S.  BEMI8. 

FAYS  DAIRYMEN. 

Chestee,    Illinois. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen:— I  have  tested  thoroughly  the  merits  of 
"international  Stock  I  ood"  and  find  it  the  best  I  have 
handled  in  25  years'  experience.  Farmers,  after  testing 
its  merits  for  milk  cows,  have  placed  their  order  for 
large  amounts.    Yours  respectfully,       J.  M.  WRIGHT. 

MORE  THAN  WE  CLAIM  FOR  IT. 

FoENEY,    Texas. 
You  do  not  claim  enough  for  "International  Stock 
Food."  It  is  more  than  you  claim  for  it.   It  is  the  finest 
thing  I  ever  used.    I  will  take  pleasure  in  answering 
any  questions  concerning  it.  E.  E.  RELAGIN. 

A  FATTENER  OF  CATTLE. 

Blandinsville,    Illikois. 
I   have   used    "International  Stock  Food"    for  my 

stock  and  am  weU  pleased  with  the  results.     I  know 
it  to  be  a  fattener  of  cattle.         JOHN  M.  HUSTON. 

PAYING  RESULTS  FOR  CATTLE. 

Peteesbueg,    Iowa. 
Deab  Sies  :— Ihave  used  three  pails  of  "International 
Stock  Food"  for   fattening  steers,  and  it  gavo  good 
\  satisfactioo  and  paying  results.         GEO.  KBAPFL. 


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FIRST   PRSZE   SUSSEX    STEER. 
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FATTENING  CATTLE. 

If  you  ■would  feed  "International  Stock  Food"  to 

your  calves  right  along  and  crowd  them  for  market  a 
much  larger  profit  would  be  made  than  is  made  by  the 
Usual  method  of  fatten!  ag.  The  reason  of  this  is  be- 
cause ''International  Stock  Food"  will  keep  the  diges- 
tion, assimilation  and  enti'-e  system  in  perfect  condi- 
tion so  that  the  animal  will  obtain  a  largar  per  cent  of 
flesh  and  fat-forming  elements  from  a  certain  amount 
of  grain.  Fed  as  directed  we  guarantee  that  it  will 
pay  an  extra  net  profit  of  from  15  to  25  per  cent  over 
the  usual  plan  of  fattening.  Every  intelligent  stock- 
man knows  that  a  large  per  cent  of  food  passes  through 
most  animals  without  theii  dariving  any  benefit  from 
it  because  the  digestive  organs  are  not  in  perfect  con- 
dition. Cattle  very  often  suffer  from  Dyspepsia  the 
same  as  a  person,  and  as  long  as  any  animal  has  this 
disease  it  is  impossible  to  fatten  him  profitably. 
"International  Stock  Food"  has  never  been  equaled  as 
a  perfect  remedy  for  Dyspepsia  in  animals  and  it  gives 
remarkable  results  in  "toning  up"  the  entire  system. 
If  you  are  crowding  your  steers  for  the  market  the 
addition  of  "International  Stock  Food"  to  their  regular 
feed  will  be  very  profitable,  not  only  in  aiding  them  to 
get  more  benefit  from  their  regular  f  eed,but  also  because 
it  will  greatly  reduce  the  time  necessary  to  get  them 
ready  for  market.  In  England  they  put  steers  on  the 
market  at  18  months  of  age,  weighing  from  1200  to  1400 
pounds.  They  can  do  so  only  because  they  feed  large 
amounts  of  medicated  stock  food.  On  account  of  feed- 
ing large  quantities  of  such  preparations  they  make  a 
much  larger  profit  than  any  feeder  can  possibly  do  who 
does  not  feed  "International  5tock  Food"  and  markets 
steers  at  three  years  of  age.  The  English  feeder  com- 
mences with  the  calves  and  crowds  them  every  day 
until  ready  for  market.  Most  feeders  in  this  country 
allow  their  calves  to  stop  growing,  especially  during 
the  first  winter  and  very  often  during  the  second  win- 
ter. It  is  a  well  proven  fact  that  any  animal  that  has 
been  allowed  to  stop  growing  even  for  30  days  will 


never  make  as  good  an  animal  or  pay  the  feeder  as 
large  a  profit.  "International  Stock  Food"  added  to 
skim  milk  or  added  to  ground  corn  and  oates,  etc.,  will 
make  calves  grow  very  fast,  and  if  the  use  is  continued 
they  will  not  stop  growing  a  single  day,  even  through 
the  most  severe  winters. 

The  Question  is  Not,  San  I  Afferd  U  Um 

"  International  Steele  Food," 

But  ttie  Question  is,  Can  I  Afford  Not  to  Use  If. 

Wide-awake,  money-making  farmers  and  stockmen 
can  easily  prove  to  their  own  satisfaction  by  a  practi- 
cal test,  that  they  canno?  afford  to  feed  a  single  day 
without  "International  Stock  Food."  Remember  that 
any  of  our  thousands  of  agents  are  authorized  to  refund 
your  money  if  it  does  not  give  you  paying  results.  If 
you  believe  in  improved  machinery,  improved  live 
stock,  etc.,  you  must  admit  that  improvements  in  plan 
of  feeding  are  liable  to  be  made.  You  run  no  risk  in 
buying  "International  Stock  Food,"  because  it  is 
absolutely  guaranteed.  Make  a  practical  test  on  two 
lots  of  cattle,  and  if  the  lot  fed  "international  Stock 
Food"  does  not  show  a  paying  net  gain  over  the  other 
lot  your  money  will  be  cheerfully  refunded  by  any 
agent  handling  "International  Stock  Food."  If  you 
^•efuse  to  accept  such  a  fair  proposition  yon  must  be 
closely  related  to  the  man  who  refused  to  pay  fifty 
cents  for  a  dollar  because  he  was  afraid  to  spend  his 
fifty  cents.  In  order  to  make  the  most  money  in  this 
world  you  must  change  your  methods  now  and  then.  In 
offering  "International  Stock  Food"  for  your  consider- 
ation we  give  you  the  opportunity  to  make  a  larger 
profit  in  fattening  your  cattle.  We  would  be  pleased 
to  have  you  test  it,  but  of  course  that  is  a  matter  for 
you  to  decide  for  yourself.  We  know  what  the  food 
will  do,  because  a  sale  of  over  twenty  million  pounds 
has  demonstrated  its  superior  merits ;  but.  of  course,  if 
you  refuse  to  test  it  we  cannot  convince  you.  A  test 
will  not  cost  you  a  cent  unless  our  claims  are  proven. 
It  keeps  the  animal  perfectly  healthy,  strong  and  vig- 
orous in  addition  to  saving  feed  and  one  to  two  months' 
time  in  prep&ung  for  the  markak 


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I  What  Does  it  Cost  to  iFseel 

^'International  Otock  Food'' 
At  $^4.00  Per  100  Pounds? 

For  Milch  Cows— 

The  average  feed  ia  one  and  one-fourth  lbs. 
Per  month. 

Only  Costa  I'^Va  cents  per  Month. 
For  Fattening  Steers— 

The  average  feed  is  one  and  one-fourth  lbs. 
per  month. 

Only  Costs  17'/,  cts.  Per  Month. 
For  Calves — 

The  average  feed  is  two-thirds  of  one  lb.  per 
month. 

Only  Costs  10  cts.  per  rionth. 


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It  is  not  only  by  far  the  cheapest  to  nso,  but  it  is 
sold  under  the  strongest  guarantee  of  any  similar 
preparation  in  the  world.  Our  guarantee  is  as  good 
as  cash.    Money  refunded  promptly  if  it  ever  fails. 

On  account  of  smaU  sized  feed  it  is  much  cheaper 
for  stockmen  to  use  at  $14.00  per  100 lbs.  than  many 
other  kinds  would  be  at  $7.00  per  hundred.  Do  not 
be  deceived  by  a  large  package  at  small  price.  They 
always  require  a  very  large  sized  feed  to  give  re- 
sults. Always  compare  number  of  feeds  to  the 
pound  as  well  as  the  price  per  pound.  Superior 
quality,  not  largest  quantity,  gives  our  results.  Ow- 
in^  to  very  superior  vegetable  medication  we  ob- 
tain better  results  with  a  small  feed  than  other 
stock  foods  do  with  a  large  feed. 


DOUBLED  THE  QUANTITY  OF  MILK. 

RocKETT,  Texas. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Deae  Sies:-!  fad  •'International  Stock  Pood"  to 
my  cow  that  has  been  giving  milk  for  eight  months, 
and  within  two  weeks  she  gave  double  her  usual  quan- 
tity. "Intemation&il  Stock  Food"  is  a  great  prepara- 
tion. W.  A.  ROBERTS. 

GOOD  RESULTS  FOR  MILK  COWS  AND  CALVES. 

St.  Joseph's  Convent,  Somerset,    Ohio. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

GENTLEiiEN— Please  send  us  another  100  lbs.  of  "In- 
ternational Stock  Food."  We  have  used  it  with  good 
results  for  milk  cows  and  calves. 

D.  J.  KENNEDY,  O.  P. 

TESTED  FOR  DAIRY  CATTLE. 

Jackson,    Mississippi. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

tiENTS— After  a  fair  and  impartial  test  on  my  herd  of 
dairy  cattle  I  find  that  "International  Stock  Food" 
is  the  best  I  have  over  tried.  J.  M.  CADE. 


FROM  A  JERSEY  FARM. 

TivoLi,    New  Yobk. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen:— The  "International  Stock  Food"  pur- 
chased from  yon  proved  satisfactory.      Please  send  an- 
other pail  per  American  Express  to  me  at  Tivoli,  New 
York.  Ship  immediately  as  we  are  about  out.  In  haste. 
EDWARD  S.  CLAEKSON, 
Prop.  Clermoat  Jersey  Stock  Farm. 


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FIRST  PRIZE  YEARLING    GUERNSEY  BULL. 
AT  TRANS-MISSISSIPPI  EXPOSITION,  1898. 


IT   V\^1LL   PT^Y   YOU    TO    USE 

^INTERNATIONAL   STOCK    FOOO^^ 

.....FOR   YOUMG   GATTLE 

If  it  does  not  make  you  15  to  25  per  cent,  extra  profit  over 
tlie  usual  plan  of  fattening,  your  money  will  be  promptly  refunded. 
Every  pound  is  sold  on  a  positive  guarantee,  which  is  backed  by 
International  Stock  Food  Co.,  ^th  a  paid  in  capital  of  $1,000,000. 

DID   YOU   EVER   N/^VE  A   FABRER   OFFER? 


cows  GAINED  MORE  THAN  A  QUART  A  DAY. 

Onondaga  Valley,    New  York, 
International  Stock  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Dear  Sirs:— Wo  are  using  "tnternatlonal  Stock 
Food"  and  find  it  a  great  benefit  to  horses  and  cattle. 
We  are  feeding  it  twice  a  day  to  our  cows,  and  they  have 
gained  on  the  average  from  one  quart  to  three  pinta 
apiece  to  a  milking,  and  it  puts  thorn  in  a  fine  healthy 
condition ;  and  as  for  horses  it  couldn't  be  beat;  and 
therefore  we  recommend  it  to  all  dairymen. 

Respectfully  yours,  LEES  &  SONS. 


25  PER  CENT.  GAIN  IN  MILK. 

Selden,    Kansas. 
International  Stock  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Miuu. 

Gents:— I  have  been  using  "International  Stock 
Pood"  for  my  cow  and  was  surprised  to  see  the  change 
in  her  milk.  The  quantity  was  increased  25  per  cent, 
and  the  cow  gained  in  flesh.  I  thought  your  agent  was 
making  too  strong  claims,  but  I  find  that  he  was  not 
and  that  he  only  told  the  truth  ia  regard  to  the  supe- 
rior merits  of  your  food.  M.  HENEY. 


DO  YOU  WANT   GOOD    MILK?     DO    YOU    WANT 
MORE  MILK? 

Belle  Center,    Ohio. 
International  Stock  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Dear  Sirs: — This  is  to  certify  that  I  have  used  "In- 
ternational stock  Food"  on  my  cattle  and  can  recom- 
mend it  to  all  breeders  and  raisers  of  stock.  I  find  it  is 
a  splendid  invigorator  and  a  fine  milk  producer  when 
used  for  cows,  making  the  quantity  of  the  milk  much 
greater  and  the  quality  of  the  same  is  increased  from 
one-fourth  to  one-half.  Respectfully, 

H.  M.  CLINE,  J.  P. 


SKIM  MILK  MADE  EQUAL  TO  NEW  MILK. 

Garden  Place,  Illinois. 
I  have  used  "International  Stpck  Food"  f9r  three 
years  and  can  recommend  it.  I  mixed  it  in  skim  milk 
for  calves  (one-half  measure  for  each  calf)  and  they 
thrive  as  well  ns  when  fed  new  milk.  It  also  prevents 
scours.  Butchered  one  of  my  calves  at  six  months  that 
dressed  330  pounds.  I  would  not  feed  stock  without 
using  this  food.  T.  H.  ADAMS. 


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A  PRIZE  WINNBNQ  TWO«VEAR-OLD  SH0R7  HORN  STEER. 

"BNTERNATIONAL     STOCK     FOOD" 

3  FEEDS  FOR  ONE  CENT. 

Fattens    Oa&t!Ie^    in    30    0.ays    Less    Tim©. 


HIS  STEERS  GAINED  125  LBS.  IN  30  DAYS.    HIS 
COWS  GAVE  MORE  AND  RICHER  MILK. 
HIS  CALVES  SHOWED  REMARK- 
ABLE   RESULTS. 

Mechanicsbueg,    Ohio. 

Gents: — I  tested  "Internatipna!  Stock  Food"  on  a 
steer  that  had  made  no  growth  for  a  year.  After  feed- 
ing "international  Stock  Food"  one  month  he  had 
made  a  ne*  gain  of  125  lbs.  His  rations  were  corn 
fodder  and  "Intemational  Stock  Food".  I  also  led 
and  raised  one  calf  on  skim  milk  and  Stock  Food  dur- 
ing the  winter  and  secured  Q  weight  of  4jO  lbs.  in  the 
spring 

My  milk  cows  are  giving  more  milk  winter  and  eum- 
mer  and  the  butter  is  of  better  quality.   . 

I  feed  my  cattle,  young  and  old,  "International- 
Stock  Food"  during  the  winter  because  it  brings  them 
out  in  good  shape  and  they  get  the  full  advantage  of 
early  spring  pasture,  and  none  of  them  have  ever  had 
the  scours,  which  is  so  common  at  that  time. 

C.  L.  MITCHELL, 

FATTENING  CATTLE  OR  MILK  COWS. 

Avon,  New  York. 
Dear  Sies:— In  my  practice  throughout  this  country 
I  have  used  "''nternational  Stock  Food"  quite  exten- 
sively. It  is  tha  best  food  I  have  ever  used  or  know  of 
in  fattening  cattle,  milk  cows  or  calves.  I  do  not  hesi- 
tate to  recommend  it  very  stronglv 

CHAS.  C.  RATHBUN,  Veterinary  Surgeon. 

GAVE  MORE  MILK  AND  LOOK  BETTER. 

Salt  Lake  City,    Utah. 
International  Stock  Food  Co,,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Deab  Sirs:— "international  Stock  Food"  keeps  my 
cows  in  better  condition  and  they  give  more  milk.  I 
am  feeding  "International  Stock  Food"  to  twenty-five 
bead, 


HIS  STEER  GAINED  IV2  LBS.  PER  DAY. 

Bowling  Green,  Kentucky. 

This  is  to  certify  that  I  weighed  the  stee  r  for  E.  H. 
Porter  on  the  'Z5th  of  January,  and  that  he  then 
weighed  1210  lbs.  I  weighed  him  again  on  the  8th  of 
February  on  the  same  scales,  after  he  had  been  fed 
"International  Stock  Food"  for  two  weeks  and  he 
weighed  1310  lbs.,  an  even  gain  of  100  lbs.  in  14  days. 
W.  M.  CARR,  Keeper  of  Public  Scales. 

Note— I  send  you  the  above  statement  to  show  what 
"International  Stock  Food"  will  do  in  special  cases. 
It  had  been  impossible  to  get  this  steer  in  a  gaining 
condition.  He  was  not  only  ugly  to  look  at,  but  was 
ugly  in  disposition,  but  1  decided  to  shut  him  in  a 
small  yard  and  make  a  trial.  His  gain  has  been  so 
remarkable  that  stockmen  around  here  are  greatly 
interested,  and  they  came  by  the  dozens  to  see  him. 
From  the  photograph  you  can  see  that  he  is  not  hand- 
some, but  "International  Stock  Food"  will  make  him 
fat.  E.  H.  PORTER. 

SATISFACTORY  FOR  MILK^OR'sEEFr"^"^ 

Beeathedsville,    Maryland. 
International  Stock  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

I  have  used  "International  Stock  Food"  for  milk 
cows  and  I  don't  think  there  is  a  better  food  on  the 
market.  I  also  tested  it  for  fattening  cattle  and  they 
tain  much  more  rapidly  and  do  not  require  so  much 
grain.  ANDREW  MILLER. 

HIS   COW    GAINED    TWO    QUAKTs'p^Er'dAY^ 
TV70  WEEKS  FEEDING. 

Iowa  City,  Iowa. 
International  Stock  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

SiBs:— After  feeding  "International  Stock  Food"  to 
my  cow  throo  days  she  began  increasing  in  quantity  of 
milk  and  in  two  weeks  the  increase  was  from  seven  to 
nine  quarts  per  day,  and  she  is  now  as  fat  and  smooth 
98  a  prize  beef,  HENRY  J.  WIENEKE, 


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AT  TRANS-MBSSaS@IB>PI  E^POSSTIOES,  t8S8. 


IF    YOU     WANT    TO     BE    SURE 

OF   PRSZE   WINNERS    USE 

^aMTERNATIONAL   STOCK    FOOD^ 


It 

It 

ITS   USE 


GattSe  Vigorous,  Strong  and  Healthy. 
Cffit^Se  Grow  Very  Rapidly  and 
the   Hair   Soft,    Smooth   and    Glossy. 

ILL   MOT   COST  YOU    ONE  GEN 

SS    EXACTLY   AS    REPRESENTED. 


WAR  TAX  ON  STOCK  FOODS. 

The  war  tax  law  that  was  passed  in  1898  required 
that  all  articles  of  tiiis  kind  that  c  ntained  me- 
dicinal ingredients  or  for  wliicli  any  medicinal 
merits  were  claimed  must  be  sold  with  a  war  tax 
stamp  attached  to  each  packaere.  Wo  paid  this  tax  be- 
cause we  used  medicinal  Roots,  Herbs,  Barks,  Seeds 
and  we  guarantee  medicinal  results.  We  guarantee 
that  "Interaational  Stock  Food"  is  a  medicinal  tonic, 
that  it  will  cure  ind  gestion,  that  it  will  purify  the 
blood  and  give  better  d igestion  and  assimilation.  You 
cannot  aA'ord  to  use  "Stock  Foods"  only  on  a 
medicinal  basis.  Some  stock  food  companies  made 
a  sworn  statement  to  the  government  that  their  prod- 
uct was  not  made  from  medicinal  ingredients  and 
would  not  give  medicinal  results.  By  their  own 
sworn  statement  they  were  selling:  farmers 
cheap  preparations  for  which  they  could  not 
make  any  stronger  claims  than  could  be  made 
for  mill  feed.  When  offered  any  ''Stock  Food" 
demand  a  reliable,  printed,  spot  cash  guarantee  that 
it  will  give  mediciaal  results  in  curing  and  preventing 
disease,  as  well  aa  to  b9  aa  aid  iu  fattooiag  by  giviag 
better  digostioUj  *    i-  » 


VETERINARY   SURGEONS. 

GOOD  AND  BAD. 

There  are  many  honorable  Veterinary  Surgeons  and 
the  services  of  such  men  should  be  secured  at  every 
necessary  case.  All  through  oar  book  we  advise  the 
employment  of  a  good  Veterinary  Surgeon  for  a  large 
number  of  diseases.  Men  of  this  class  do  not  throw 
out  slurs  aimed  at  standard  medicinal  preparations 
like  we  manufacture  under  the  care  of  a  graduated 
manufacturing  chemist  and  on  which  we  place  a  spot 
cash  guarantee  to  refund  money  in  any  case  of  failure. 
Unfortunately  there  are  many  unprincipaled 
men  who  have  by  some  peculiar  methods  been 
allowed  to  use  V.  S.  after  their  names.  This  class  of 
veterinarys  allow  their  heads  to  swell  with  imaginary 
greatness.  They  are  the  kind  of  men  who  will  treat 
your  animals  two  or  three  times  as  long  as  they  need 
treatment  simply  to  run  tip  a  big  bill.  Veterinarys 
of  this  disreputable  variety  will  loudly  denounce 
anything  they  do  not  prepare,  because  reliable  prep- 
arations interfere  with  their  high  priced  robberies. 
"When  you  hear  a  veterinary  denounce  our  goods 
you  can  take  it  for  granted  that  he  belongs  to  tbia  lasi 
(4as9  Qf  vet^riaar^  money  bleeders. 


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MAKES  CALVES  GROW. 

Jeffersontille,    Veemont, 
Internatioual  Food  Co., 
Minneapolis,  Minn. 
DeaeSies:— I  have  fed  the  "In- 
ternational Stock  Food"  to  young 
calves ;  also  cows  and  horses,  with 
the  best  of  results.    I  find  the  Food 
all  you  claim  for  it,  particularly 
for  young  calves  and  milk  cows. 
Very  truly,  J.  M.  WILCOX. 


CURES  SCOURS  IN  CALVES. 

Westfoed,    Veemont. 
International  Food  Co., 
Minneapolis,  Minn. 
Gentlemen:— I  tested  "Inter- 
national  itock   Food"    on  calves 
that  had  the  scours  and  in  a  short 
time    they    were    much    better. 
Would  not  raise  calves  without  it. 
Also  feed  to  my  farm  horses  and 
find  it  all  your  agent  claims  for  it. 
L.  B.  HOWARD. 


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m'S    FEEDS  ^1  ONE   CENT.' 


FOOD" 


IVIak'&s  OaI\/€is  Grow  &&  Fost  ci&  Ne^w  IVIilk, 


THE  GREAT  CURE  FOR  SCOURS. 

New  Paynesville,    Minnesota. 
QEirrLEMEN:—  "International  Stock  Food"   is  the 

ereatest  cure  1  ever  saw  for  scours  in  calves.  I  have 
had  it  tested  in  many  cases  and  have  never  known  of 
failure.  A  few  tablespoonfuls  work  like  a  charm. 
Creamery  milk  seems  to  have  a  tendency  to  give  calves 
the  scours  and  "iaternaticnsl  Stock  Food"  is  a  great 
boon  to  farmers.  B.  H.  EMDE. 

A  GREAT  THING  FOR  CALVES  OR  COWS. 

WiLLisTON,    Veemont. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  :— My  cows  had  the  scours  when  out  to 
pasture.  They  fell  short  200  lbs.  of  milk  in  one  week. 
Went  to  feeding  "International  Stock  Food"  with 
good  results.  Also  fed  to  calves  with  scours.  Would 
not  be  without  it  on  my  farm.         Respectfully, 

ERNEST  HAUSSMAN. 

CURES  SICK  COWS  AND  CALVES. 
INCREASES  THE  MILK. 

Hebron,    New  Hampshiee. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen :— We  bought  a  pail  of  "International 
Stock  Food"  from  your  agent  and  gave  the  same  to  a 
sick  cow.  We  thought  we  should  lor^  her,  but  the 
Food  brought  her  out  in  good  shape.  The  flow  of  milk 
was  great.  It  is  all  right  and  all  you  claim  for  it. 
Gave  it  to  some  calves  that  scoured  bad.  Stopped 
them  at  once.  Yours  vcrv  truly, 

F.  W.  JESGEMAN  &  CO., 
Proprietors  Glendale  Stock  Farm. 

MAKES  MILK  SWEET. 

Blockton,    At.a-rama. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gents:— One  of  my  customers  had  a  cow  that  ate 
bitter  weed,  and  he  could  not  use  the  milk.  I  sold  him 
a  50  cent  package  of  "international  Stock  Food"  and 
guaranteed  it.  In  four  days  feeding  he  turned  his  cow 
out  on  bitter  weed  and  the  milk  was  sweet  as  any  cows 
milk.    1  would  not  do  without  it.  W.  E.  GRAY. 

GREATLY  INCREASES  THE  MILK. 

Magnolia,    Aekansas. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 
Gents:— I   have  used   "International  Stock  Pood" 

for  milch  cows,  and  got  more  and  much  better  quality 
pf  milk  aod  butter  while  using  it.  Yours  truly. 


CURES  CALVES,  FATTENS  CATTLE. 

White  St.,  S.  Buelington,    Vermont. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 
DeaeSies: — I  have  used  "International  5tock  Food" 

for  cattle  and  it  gives  perfect  satisfaction.  Have  never 
known  it  to  fail  to  cure  a  case  of  scours  in  calves  within 
twenty-four  hours.  Very  truly,    S.  A.  MILLHAM. 


IT  PAYS  DAIRYMEN. 

Indianapolis,    Indiana. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

GENTLEsrEN:— I  am  using  "International  Stock 
Food,"  feeding  it  to  my  milk  cows.  It  has  been  twelve 
months  since  I  first  commenced  its  use.  I  am  willing 
to  state  that  it  is  a  splendid  conditioner,  It  keeps 
milk  cows  healthy  and  increases  the  richness  and  qual- 
ity of  milk.  It  is  a  splendid  Food  for  young  calves.  I 
am  satisfied  that  it  will  pay  all  dairymen  to  use 
"Enf'irnationail  S^ock  Food"  according  to  directions, 
as  I  have  thoroughly  tested  it.       Very  respectfully, 

Prop.  Keystono  Dairy.  L.  H.  FESSLER. 


QUICKLY  CURES- SCOURS. 

Essex,    Veemont. 
International  Food  Co..  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen:— I  have  used  "International  Stock 
Food ' '  for  calves  with  the  best  results.  I  tested  it  on 
rzy  calves  that  had  the  scours,  and  they  were  quickly 
cured.    Would  not  raise  calves  without  it. 

Very  truly,    EDWARD  DRURY. 

MAKES  MONEY  FOR  CATTLE  FEEDERS. 

Meeeitt,    Kentucky. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Deae  Sies  : — Last  fall  I  was  feeding  lots  of  cows  and 
they  r?ot  so  they  would  not  eat.  I  tried  the  "Interna- 
tlonal  Stock  Food."  After  using  a  short  time  I  noticed 
a  rapid  improvement.  It  gave  them  a  good  appetite. 
I  recommend  it  to  all  cattle  feeders  and  hog  raisers. 
Yours  truly,       SAM  WILOUGHBY. 

ALWAYS  CURES  SCOURS  IN  CALVES. 

Shelbdene,    Vermont. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gents:—!  have  used  "International  Stock  Food" 
for  my  stock,  and  can  recommend  it  for  calves  with 
scours.  Have  fed  it  to  an  old  cow  for  milk,  with  good 
CeSUitSt    Wouid  not  raise  calves  without  it. 

yours  truly,    JAMES  MILHAM, 


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WE  ARE  AN   INDEPENDENT 
COMPANY. 

"International  Stock  Food"  is  prepared  only  by  Inter- 
national Stock  Food  Co.  We  have  been  approached  by 
eome  other  companies  along  the  line  of  forming  a  com- 
bination, but  we  have  refused.  We  prefer  to  manage  a 
perfectly  independent  business.  We  make  this  state- 
Inent  because  some  unprincipaled  concerns  have  been 
telling  the  trade  that  they  are  a  branch  of  Interna- 
tional Food  Co.,  and  that  their  food  is  like  "Inter- 
national Stock  Food."  Such  people  are  not  only  mak- 
ing absolutely  falso  statements,  but  they  are  trying  to 
swindle  people  by  selling  them  a  cheap  and  worthlesa 
preparation  on  our  reputation.  Beware  of  imitators 
or  dealers  who  will  try  to  sell  you  a  substitute  when 
you  ask  for  "International  Stock  Food."  Insist  on 
having  the  genuine  and  let  the  dealer  know  that  you 
are  a  sensible  man  or  woman  and  know  what  you  want 
and  intend  to  have  it.  It  is  a  safe  rule  to  avoid  a 
dealer  who  will  insist  on  selling  you  a  substitute  when 
you  ask  for  any  certain  article.  Ho  does  it  because  ho 
makes  more  money  on  some  cheap  article  he  is  offering 
you.  When  you  buy  "International  Stock  Fooe!"  you 
know  that  there  is  a  positive  cash  guarantee  given  with 
every  package  that  you  will  obtain  money  making 
results.  We  will  pay  you  $1000  in  cash  if  we  ever  refuse 
to  fulflU  our  spot  cash  guarantee  which  is  printed  on 
©very  label.    Thig  is  backed  by  our  paid  in  capital  of 

!51,000,000.  Wo  do  not  want  to  keep  any  of  your  money 
unless  you  are  satisfied  that  the  use  of  "  International 
5tock  Food"  made  you  extra  money.  This  is  the  strong- 
est reliable  guarantee  ever  given  on  any  Stock  Food. 

INTERNATIONAL  STOCK  FOOD  CO. 

ItllNNEAPOLIS,  MINN.,  U.  S.  A. 


1  "iNTFRNATIONALrj 
TOOK  FOOD" 


Is  the  most  paying  condiment  or 
medicated  food  ever  given  to  calves, 
fattening  cattle  or  cows.  Theresults 
are  remarkable,  and  no  owner  of  cat- 
tle can  afford  not  to  test  it.  If  it  does 
not  pay  you  after  a  fair  trial,  your 
money  will  be  promptly  refunded. 
Beneficial,  paying  results,  or  money 
refunded,  is  our  standing  offer. 

For  causing  rapid  growth^  •xtra 
quality  cf  beef,  rich  milic,  or  extra 
fine  butter,  ''International  Stock 
Food"  Is  absolutely  unequaled. 


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i?««?^^^'^?*S?S! 


EuOillitPT.  ImxRHMiQwav  Yv)Q\i  Cq 


duke:  OF  VENDER 


A  HOLSTEIN-FRIKSIAN    ?>RIZE   WINNING    BULL. 


"INTERNATIONAL     STOCK      FOOD 

m^3   FEEDS  ^B  ONE   CENT.'^ 
Quieklv    Fattens    Cattle    on    Less   Grain. 


ft 


ONE  25-LB.  PAIL  MADE  THIS  DAIRYMAN  $30. 

Wtnn,   South  Cakouna. 
To  Whom  It  Mat  Conceen  :— 

I  have  used  "International  Stock  Pood"  for  abont 
three  years  and  have  found  it  an  excellent  Food  for 
yonag  and  growing  stock.  I  fed  25  lbs.  to  my  diary 
cows,  and  it  increased  the  flow  of  milk  very  greatly, 
Ihaving  measured  my  milk  before  and  after  using  the 
I  Block  Food.  I  know  that  this  25-lb._pail  of  Food  made 
jme  more  than  $30.         Very  truly,     JOHN  FAN  VER. 


MAKES  BITTER  MILK  SWEET. 

Blocton,   Alabama. 
[ntemational  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

PeaeSies  :— If  a  cow  gives  bitter  milk  "International 
Stocic  Food"  will,  in  four  feeds,  make  her  milk  sweet. 
There  is  lots  of  bitter  milk  here  and  I  experimented  on 
it  and  it  is  sure  to  cleanse  the  milk  all  right.  I  guar- 
antee it  in  that  case,  and  it  works  like  a  charm. 

Very  truly,       W.  E.  GRAY. 


IT  FOOLED  HIS  WIFE. 

CAEEOTHEE3,     OHIO. 

International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen:— I  sold  to  Mr.  David  Sponseller,  of 
Bloom  Township,  this  county,  four  pounds  of  "Interna- 
tional Stocic  Food,"  with  the  understanding  that  he 
was  to  take  it  home  and  feed  to  the  poorest  cow  he  had 
a  tablespoonful  once  per  day,  not  letting  any  one  know 
he  was  doing  it,  and  if  his  wife  did  not  notice  the 
increase  of  milk  and  speak  of  it  before  ten  days,  he 
was  to  come  in  and  get  his  money  refunded.  He  did 
his  part  faithfully  and  before  the  ten  days  had  expired 
his  wife  was  talking  of  the  large  increase  of  milk.  On 
th£  strength  of  this  I  sold  four  pails  to  this  man  and 
kis  neighbors.  Yoois  truly.      P.  A.  BUCHMAN. 


PAYS  TO  FEED  TO  COWS. 

Deeey  Depot,   New  Hamfshibb. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Deas  Sie3  : — This  will  certify  that  I  have  used  the 
"international  Stock  Food"  for  cows  and  hogs  with 
good  results,  especially  for  cows  when  off  from  their 
feed.  Very  truly,       H.  E.  EUSSELL. 


A  GREAT  MILK  PRODUCER. 

Delhi,   Iowa. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 
Gentlemen:— I    have    used    "International    Stock 

Food"  for  milk  cows  and  calves  and  am  fully  convinced 
that  it  will  do  all  you  claim  for  it,  and  can  say  it  is 
simply  "out  of  sight"  in  giving  stock  a  good  increase 
in  appetite,  and  in  cows  a  good  increase  in  milk.  1 
most  cheerfully  recommend  it  to  farmers,  &\^d  especi- 
ally for  cows.  Respectfully,       M.  O,  DOLBRY. 


ILLINOIS  CREAMERY  TEST. 

Qalva,   Illinois. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen:- 1  am  feeding  "International  Stock 
Food"  to  my  cows.  I  milk  eleven  at  present.  Will 
milk  about  twenty  this  season.  I  commen».ed  to  sell 
cream  the  first  of  last  April.  I  take  the  milk  once  a 
day  in  summer  to  skimming  station;  three  times  per 
week  in  winter.  They  put  all  the  milk  of  each  customer 
first  in  weight  can.  After  it  is  weighed  they  take  out  a 
test  of  each  patron's  milk  and  pay  him  so  much  a 
pound  for  the  butter  it  makes.  My  milk  has  tested 
more  since  I  fed  the  Stock  Food  than  it  ever  did  before. 
There  is  enough  more  cream  in  the  milk  to  pay  for  the 

Stock  Food  twice.  Yours  truly,  ^ , 

L.  M.  COLLINSON. 


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INTERNATIONAL    STOCK    BOOK. 


0R0S15-BRED  STEER CHAMPION  AT  FAT^  STOCK  SHOW  IN  LONDON,  1887. 

WEIGHED  189G  LBS.  AT  THREE  YEARS 


INTERESTING  CATTLE  ITEMS. 

Restlessness  Is  a  very  poor  quality  eitfier  in  fattening 
cattle  or  cows. 

Cattle  with  hide  like  a  board  or  raw-boned  will 
always  be  very  hard  to  fatten. 

Raise  and  ieed  all  the  roots  you  can,  but  do  not  ex- 
pect to  fatten  cattle  without  grain. 

In  fattening  animals,  the  quicker  they -can  be  fattened 
the  greater  will  be  the  profit.  This  cannot  be  disputed. 

"International  Pbeno-Ctaloro"  is  a  great  disinfectant 
and  germicide.  ^^25  gallons  only  costs  50  cents.'^'^ 

It  often  happens  that  if  a  cow  aborts  through  acci- 
dent, more  of  the  others  in  the  herd  will  abort  through 
eympathy. 

The  poorest  investment  on  the  face  of  the  earth  is 
buying  a  poor  cow  for  general  purposes  or  dairy.  She 
•will  run  you  in  debt. 

Cattle  have  32  teeth,  which  are  divided  into 24  grinders 
and  eight  nippers  on  front  and  lower  jaw.  They  have 
nc  front  teeth  on  front  upper  jaw. 


Give  calves  warm  quarters,  ground  feed  and  •'Inter- 
national Stock  Food"  and  they  will  make  a  good 
growth  even  during  severe  winters. 


A  calf  fed  on  skim  milk  and  "International  Stock 
Food"  in  addition  to  the  regular  feed  of  ground  grain, 
■will  grow  as  fast  as  if  fed  on  new  milk. 


"international  Stock  Food"  has  never  been  equaled 
ao'an  addition  to  regular  feed  for  fattening  cattle.  It 
gives  perfect  digestion  and  assimilation. 


It  requires  just  as  good  business  qualities  to  be  a 
Buccessful  stock  raiser  as  it  does  to  be  successful  in  any 
other  business.  If  you  don'*i  think  80  you  bad  better 
Quit  the  stock  bueuess* 


Kind  usage  pays  a  large  dividend  in  handling  milk  ■ 
cows  as  well  as  other  stock.  The  cruel  or  quick  tem- 
pered man  ought  not  to  be  on  a  stock  farm. 

^ . .  J 

Calves  Intended  for  cows  should  have  the  very  best  of: 
care  and  very  warm  quarters  during  the  winter.  They 
will  develop  into  better  animals. 

Never  allow  young  stock  to  shift  for  themselves. 
Successful  breeders  feed  liberally  at  all  seasons  of  the 
year.    The  use  of  "International  Stock  Food"  pays. 

All  intelligent  stock  raisers  acknowledge  the  great 
imi)ortance  of  prevention  of  disease  and  ''International 
Stock  Food"  is  the  most  reliable  preparation  for  thia 
purjKJse.  

Be  sure  and  provide  some  summer  shelter  for  your 
cattle.  A  dark,  well  ventilated  shed  will  give  them 
protection  from  the  insects.  You  cannot  afford  to 
neglect  this.  

Cattle  occupy  a  leading  place  in  the  wealth  of  tha 
world  in  furnishing  beef,  milk,  butter  cheese,  hidea,; 
taUow,  glue,  animal  charcoal,  etc.  The  dairy  interest* 
alone  are  immense. 

Cattle  are  more  subject  to  blood  poisons  than  hoises, 
such  diseases  as  rinderpest,  anthrax,  variola,  etc., 
being  very  fatal.  "International  Stock  Food"  will 
keep  the  blood  pure  and  the  general  system  in  good 
condition. 

Suppose  you  pay  $20  for  a  poor  cow  and  come  out 
even  at  end  of  year.  Suppose  you  pay  $50  for  a  first- 
class  cow,  and  at  the  end  of  the  year  she  can  show  you 
a  profit  of  $30.  If  you  keep  cows  for  profit  just  figure 
this  over  carefully  ^ ^ 

Management  of  calves  is  very  important.  Get  them 
started  right  and  keep  them  growing  every  day  is  the 
only  way  to  make  money.  "International  Stock  Food" 
gives  remarkable  results  when  added  to  oatmeal  or 
ground  oats  and  corn  at  wetining  time.  Feed  every 
day  in  this  way  and  you  will  mate©  ftQ™  15  pes  OQOt.  W 
25  per  cent,  extra  net  profit.  /' 


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67 


THE  BUTTER  TUB  PRIZE  WINNER  OF  THE  WORLD. 

This  Jersey  Boll  !■  ackcowladged  to  be  the  neatest  sire  of  batter  cows  of  any  bull  that  ever  livad.    Ha  weight 
1600  pounds,  and  is  a  perfect  type  of  the  famous  Jersey  breed. 

"INTERNATIONAL     STOCK      FOOD" 

S^3  FEEDS  FOR  ONE   CENT."^ 
IVIakes    Milk,    Cre^m    and    Butter    Better. 

WHAT    MINNEAPOLIS    DAIRYMEN    SAY. 


BEPORT  ON  200  COWS  AND  150  CALVES. 

Minneapolis,    Minnesota. 
Feidlet  p.  O. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn, 

Gentlemen:— We  milk  from  150  to  200  cows  and 
have  fed  "  latemational  Stock  Food  "  for  over  two 
years  with  the  best  of  results  as  increasing  the  milk. 
We  also  have  another  farm  where  we  keep  150  calves 
and  heifers  and  have  used  "  International  Stock 
Food"'  with  remarkable  results.  We  strongly  recom- 
mend its  use  to  all  dairymen  or  farmers. 

EEIDELL  &  NELSON,  Dairymen. 

FED  TO  80  COWS  FOR  TWO  YEARS. 

Minneapolis,    Minnesota. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

DeaeSie3:-I  have  used  ••International  Stock  Food" 
for  my  dairy  cows  for  two  years  with  good  results.  It 
makes  more  and  better  milk  as  well  as  more  beef  on 
fattening  cattle.  J,  L.  SMITH,  Dairymen. 

USED  FOR  65  COWS. 

Minneapolis,    Minnesota. 
Intemational  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Deab  Sibs:— ••International  Stock  Food"  has  given 
me  paying  results  in  feeding  to  my  65  cows.  It  keeps 
them  healthy  and  increases  the  milk.  It  is  an  extra 
good  thing  for  calves.      JOHN  P.  FOSS,  Dairymaa. 


TESTED  ON  35  COWS  FOR  TWO  YEARS. 

Minneapolis,    Minnesota. 
Intemational  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen:  —  I  am  well  satisfied  with  ♦' Intema- 
tionarstock  Food"  after  testing  it  for  two  years  on 
my  35  cows.  It  keeps  them  healthy  and  in  good  con- 
dition, and  my  cows  give  more  milk. 

OTTO  SANDHOFF, 
Owner  of  Plymouth  Town  Dairy. 

A  30  COW  TEST. 

Minneapolis,    Minnesota. 
Intemational  Food  Co.,  Minneapoliii,  Minn. 

Deae  Sies: — After  thoroughly  testing  "Intemational 
Stock  Food"  on  my  30  cowl,  can  say  that  I  would  not 
keep  cows  without  using  :t.  It  is  a  fine  conditioner 
and  increases  the  milk. 

ANDREW  CARLSON,  Dairyman. 

MAKES  26  CCWS  BETTER  MILKERS. 

Minneapolis,    Minnesota. 
Intemational  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Deah  Sies  . — I  am  ■well  pleased  with  the  use  of  "In- 
ternational Stock  Food"  for  my  26  cows.  It  increases 
the  milk  and  seems  to  keep  the  entire  system  in  a  much 
better  condition.  * 

ANDREW  G,  BOSENDAHL,  Dairyman. 


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INTERNATIONAL    STOCK    BOOK 


Engraving  From  Life  of  a  Hereford  Steer  That  Weighed  2400  Lbs.  at  Three  Years  of  Age^ 


IT  IS  NOT  WHAT  YOUR  CATTLE  EAT  BUT 
WHAT  THEY  DIGEST  THAT  MAKES  THEM   FAT 


All  tests  prove  that  steers  gain  the  fastest  and  make 
the  feeder  more  profit  under  two  years  of  age.  You 
cannot  make  near  as  much  profit  on  a  steer  three  or 
four  years  old.  Feed  "International  Stock  Food" 
and  turn  them  off  under  two  years  if  you  want  to  make 
the  most  money.    

Some  people  refuse  to  spend  money  for  the  best  feed 
for  their  cows.  This  is  poor  economy,  because  it  is 
eimply  an  investment  which  will  bring  good  returns. 
* 'International  Stock  Food"  only  costs  one  cent  for 
three  full  feeds,  but  it  will  greatly  increase  the  supply 
and  richness  of  milk,  so  that  feeder  makes  a  much 
larger  profit  than  he  would  without  it. 

No  man  is  so  rich  that  he  can  afford  to  keep  poor 
cows,  and  of  aU  the  foolish  men  in  the  world  a  poor 
man  keeping  poor  cows  is  by  far  the  most  foolish.  If 
the  rich  man  wants  to  waste  his  money  it  is  not  so  bad, 
but  a  poor  man  ought  to  know  better.  In  order  to 
make  headway  the  poor  man  must  keep  animals  and 
use  feed  that  will  make  the  largest  profit. 


You  cannot  afford  to  keep  a  single  cow  that  does  not 
make  you  a  profit.  Be  practical  and  business-like  and 
apply  the  only  sure  test.  Keep  a  book  in  which  to 
enter  on  one  side  all  the  milk,  cream  and  butter, 
whether  consumed  by  the  family  or  sold.  They  are 
worth  in  your  family  exactly  what  you  would  have  to 
pay  for  them  if  you  had  no  cows.  On  the  other  eide 
enter  the  feed  consumed,  whether  purchased  or  raised 
on  your  farm.  The  hay  or  corn  fed  is  worth,  on  your 
farm,  the  market  price,  loss  cost  of  delivering  to  mar- 
ket. This  test,  oven  if  conducted  for  a  short  time,  will 
show  you  facts  and  not  what  you  guess  about  iU  "In- 
tornstionai  Stock  Pgod"  gives  extra  profit 


In  England  they  force  calves,  and  put  them  on  the 
market  at  about  1,200  lbs.  for  18  months  of  age.  They 
feed  the  most  medicated  stock  food  of  any  people  in 
the  world  and  make  more  money.  "International  Stock 
Food"  fed  to  your  calves  every  day  will  bring  just  as 
good  results  for  you.  It  does  not  pay  you  to  keep 
steers  until  three  years  old  to  weigh  1,200  when  they 
can  be  brought  to  that  weight  iu  18  months  at  a  much 
larger  profit. 

Every  observing  farmer  knows  that  the  average  calf 
does  not  weigh  as  much  in  the  spring  as  he  did  in  the 
faU.  This  is  a  direct  waste  of  money.  One  day's  poor 
feeding  or  of  retarded  growth  will  counterbalance 
three  days  of  good  feeding.  They  never  stop  growinu 
when  you  use  ''International  Stock  Food"  and  keep 
them  warm, 

A  calf  "knocked  in  the  head  with  a  pail  of  ekim  milk" 
will  never  make  a  first-class  cow  or  steer.  • 


A  PAYING  CONDIMENT. 

"International  Stock  Food"  will  always  be  found  to 
be  a  paying  condiment  to  feed  to  cattle,  as  well  as  to 
other  live  stock.  The  ingredients  from  which  it  is  pre- 
pared are  pure  vegetable  and  absolutely  safe  for  animals 
in  any  condition.  As  positive  proof,  will  say  that  it 
can  be  taken  into  the  human  system  without  a  particle 
of  danger  and  often  with  very  beneficial  results.  The 
originator  of  "International  Stock  Food"  is  a  practical 
stock  raiser  and  would  not  use  an  ingredient  that  could 
possibly  prove  injurious.  Used  as  a  condiment  or 
appetizer  it  will  prove  very  beneficial  for  the  digestion 
and  assimilation  of  any  kind  of  stock,  and  will  pay 
from  15  to  25  per  ceat.  6stra  ttfib  profit  over  the  osaed 
jgiaa  of  f  atteoio^ 


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FIRST   PRIZE   YEAHLEE^Q    SHORT   HORN    BULL. 
AT  TRANS-MISSISSIPPI  EXPOSITION,  1888. 


''INTERNATIONAL     STOCK 

3    FEEDS  FOB  ONE   CENT. 


FOOD" 

6i\/es   Extra   Fast  Growth   For  Young  Oeittle. 


A  NOTED  CATTLE  BREEDER  REPORTS. 

CiiAEiNDA,   Iowa. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

DeaeSies:— Ihaveused*'lntem«tlonal  Stock  Food" 
on  my  farm  for  nearly  two  years,  and  can  say  that  I 
have  found  it  to  be  a  valuable  Food  for  all  kinds  of 
stock.  I  have  used  it  on  the  Angus  cattle  here  with 
great  results.  It  not  only  helps  them  to  put  on  flesh, 
but  keeps  their  system  in  fine  condition,  making  them 
able  to  consunie  a  greater  amount  of  Food  with  greater 
gains.  As  for  cattle,  I  have  never  fed  anything  that 
gave  me  greater  returns  for  the  amount  invested  than 
this  Food  has  done.  One  breeder  told  me  that  I  must 
have  the  art  of  feeding  down  pretty  fine  and  was  sur- 
prised when  I  told  him  I  used  ''International  Stock 
Food,"  I  cannot  recommend  it  too  highly  to  any 
farmer  or  breeder,  as  I  have  received  great  benefit  from 
it  on  all  kinds  of  stock  and  would  not  be  without  it. 
At  the  present  time  we  are  feeding  it  to  our  fifty  head 
of  Angus  cattle  that  we  are  fitting  for  sale. 

Respectfully  yours,       W.  S.  KARNAGHAN. 


DOUBLED  THE  MILK. 

PlONEEE,     MlSflOtJEI, 

International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemex  :— I  have  used  75  lbs.  of  "International 
Stock  Food."  It  has  given  entire  satisfaction.  I  gave 
it  to  my  milch  cows  for  12  days  and  it  increased  the 
flow  of  milk  to  double  what  they  had  been  giving. 
"International  Stock  Food"  is  the  best  thing  I  ever 
used.  We  had  been  humbugged  by  different  so-called 
Stock  Foods,  so  that  we  had  lost  confidence  in  all  rem- 
edies, but  I  candidly  believe  that  ''International  5tock 
Food"  will  do  what  you  claim  for  it.  Very  truly, 
H.  C.  WHITTINGTON. 

"international  Pheno-Cbloro"  is  a  ereat  disinfectant 
Kod  germicide.  I^W^^  (gallons  only  costs  50  c«at8.°'^ 


IT  HELPS  WIN  PREMIUMS. 

SuMMEE  Shade,    Kentucky. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  :— It  is  with  pleasure  that  it  falls  to  my 
lot  to  8r)eak  a  good  word  in  behalf  of  what  I  think 
beyond  question  the  best  Stock  Food  on  earth.  I  have 
used  "International  Stock  Food"  on  my  herd  of  Jersey 
cattle,  and  by  its  use  I  have  won  95  per  cent,  of  pre- 
miums I  showed  for  in  this  State.  1  would  not  be  with- 
out your  goods.  Respectfully,      ED.  MORRIS. 


MAKES  COWS  GAIN  2  LBS.  PER  DAY. 

Milton  Jdnction,    Wisconsin. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  : — I  made  a  test  on  nine  cows  last  spring, 
for  14  da^s,  using  the  same  amount  of  grain  as  I  had 
been  feeding  them,  and  they  gained  248  pounds  in  the 
14  dayp  I  will  take  my  oath  on  this  statement.  It 
also  St    ed  the  life  of  one  of  my  best  cows. 

Yours  truly,       T.  McRAE,  Je.    '■ 

CORRECTS  BAD  ODORS  IN  MILK  OR  BUTTER. 

Sheeman,    Texas. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis.  Minn. 

Gents  :  -  One  of  my  customers  had  a  very  fine  Jersey 
cow  and  last  winter  her  milk  and  butter  commenced  to 
smell  and  taste  so  bad  that  neither  could  be  used. 
After  feeding  "International  Stock  Food"  a  short  time 
the  milk  and  butter  were  as  sweet  as  ever. 

W.  W.  TUKLEY.  Grocer. 

Note -A  few  managers  of  creameries  are  not 
in  favor  of  using  medicated  foods  on  the  ground 
that  they  will  taint  the  butter.  We  do  not  know  in 
regard  to  other  foods  but  we  do  know  that  "Interna- 
tional Stock  Pood"  will  never  taint  milk,  cream,  butter 
■or  >?b<»e8e,  and  we  are  perfect'-  "-vi'Vog  \d  make  a  pub- 
lic  test  at  any  time.  It  Jfili  not  only  increase  the  sup- 
ply of  milk,  brt  ti  vail  a^so  increase  tbe  richness  from 

tb9  average  coW)  m  Wf  efi90ti&6  tss^  wiU  prove. 


IN  PREHISTORIC  TIMES  HOGS  WEIGHED  ABOUT  10,000  POUNDS. 


LARGEST  HOG  IN  THE  WORLD.   WEIGHT,  1621  LBS. 

1,  W.  E.  Case,  ot  Grow  Wing,  Minn.,  bein^  first  duly  sworn  do  say,  that  the  Poland-China  hog,  "  Old  Tom,"  was  bred  and  raised 
by  me.  He  was  farrowed  July  10,  1S92,  and  died  September  10,  1898.  At  the  age  of  three  years  ne  weighed  1310  pounds,  and  at  th« 
time  of  his  death  he  weighed  1621  pounds.  W.  E.  CASE. 

Subscribed  and  sworn  to  before  me  this  3rd  day  of  February,  1899.      J.  H.  WAENEK,  Notary  Public. 

This  engraving  was  made  from  a  photograph  taken  by  the  artist  of  International  Food  Oo.  at  the  Minnesota  State  Fair,  Sept., 
1897,  when  'Old  Tom"  weighed  1670,  was  five  years  old  and  could  only  use  his  fore  legs.    The  weight  of  "Old  Tom"  was  increased  by 


the  use  of  "  Inteknationai,  Stock  Food,"  the  celebrated  hog  fattener, 
pounds.   He,  also,  was  fed  "  Intebnaxionai,  Stock  Food." 


We  have  an  engraving  of  a  Texas  hog  that  weighed  1^ 


THE   HISTORIC   HOG. 

The  wild  hog  has  been  known  in  Asia,  Africa  and 
Europe  for  hundreds  of  years,  but  his  nativity  is  lost 
in  the  dim  past.  It  would  be  highly  interesting  to  be 
able  to  show  definitely  how  the  hogs  were  distributed 
throughout  the  world,  but  it  would  be  of  no  practical 
benefit.  This  knowledge  is  safely  locked  up  in  the  pre- 
historic time  of  the  earth.  It  is  an  established  fact 
Columbus  brought  them  to  Hispaniola  in  1493,  and 
from  there  they  were  introduced  into  America  dtur^og 
the  next  century. 

THE    CHINESE    HOG. 

Hogs  Imported  from  China  gave  the  American  hog 
Its  first  tendency  toward  early  maturity  and  easy  fat- 
tening qualities.  These  Chinese  hogs  have  been  bred 
for  centuries,  especially  for  these  two  qualities.  They 
are  the  basis  of  our  modem  hogs. 

Then  the  Neapolitan  and  India  hog  imparted  style 
and  a  better  quality  of  flesh. 

THE    LANCASHIRE   HOG. 

These  hogs  are  an  English  breed  of  pure  white 
color.  They  have  been  bred  in  England  for  a  great 
many  years,  and  with  remarkable  success.  They  are 
divided  into  three  families ;  The  short-faced,  the  mid- 
dle and  the  large.  The  short-faced  are  so  named  on 
account  of  the  remarkable  shortness  of  the  face  from 
eyes  to  end  of  nose.  They  have  small  ears,  and  the 
body  is  short  and  broad.  The  middle  family  is  ob- 
tained by  crossing  large  bred  sow  with  small  bred 
boars.  The  large  division  roust  have  large  bones,  great 
tr^tit  amd  leasi;h.   The;  «re  tht  Liig^st  breed  c>t  noga. 


THE    BERKSHIRE   HOG. 

The  Berkshire  hog  is  noted  as  a  type  of  perfect) 
breeding.  They  are  generally  pure  black,  but  some- 
times are  slightly  spotted  with  white.  They  have  a 
very  short  face  and  well  dished ;  ears  erect,  thin  and 
soft;  back  broad  and  straight;  ribs  long  and  well 
rounded  j  legs  short  and  fine,  but  very  strong.  They 
are  medium  size  and  have  nrst-class  constitutions. 
Breeders  bring  out  slightly  different  chaTacteristics, 
and  some  families  are  chosen  as  being  the  best  repre- 
sentatives. 

There  is  a  strong  rivalry  between  breeders  of  Berk- 
shires  and  Poland-Chinas,  as  to  which  is  the  most 
profitable  breed  for  farmers.  Each  breed  has  excellent 
points  and  many  times  very  satisfactory  results  are  ob- 
tained by  crossing  the  two  breeds.  These  points  must 
be  settled  by  the  breeders'  own  judgment  and  ex« 
perience. 

THE    POLAND-CHINA  HOG. 

There  has  always  been  a  great  deal  of  controTerey 
in  regard  to  the  origin  of  this  very  valuable  breed  of 
hogs.  Ohio  is  admitted  to  be  the  state  where  this  hog 
originated  and  was  developed  for  several  years.  Wa 
will  not  attempt  to  name  the  man  who  is  entitled  to 
this  honor,  as  it  would  lead  to  endless  debate. 

They  should  have  short  legs,  deep  Bides,  straight 
broad  back,  full  square  hams,  and  shoulders;  short 
head,  wide  between  the  eyes,  drooping  ears,  color  black 
with  more  or  less  white  markings.  They  are  vigoronB, 
hardy,  prolific,  good  Buckle»,  and  are  today  tbo  le«d- 
iiig  weeteco  bq; 


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Th?  original  Boar  and  Sow  as  they  were  when  running  wild  for  hundreds  oi  years  in  Asia,  Alrica  and  Europe;. 


THE  ESSEX  HOG. 

This  is  another  English  hog.  They  make  a  good 
qnality  of  pork  and  haTO  a  strong  constitution.  The 
BOW8  are  good  breeders.  At  maturity  this  hog  weighs 
about  300  lbs.,  and  are  easily  fattened  at  most  any  age. 
The  color  is  black;  face  short;  ears  small  and  erect. 
They  are  one  of  the  very  best  breeds  introduced  into 
America. 

THE  JERSEY  RED  HOG. 

It  is  not  definitely  settled  in  regard  to  the  origin  of 
this  breed.  They  have  been  raised  in  New  Jersey  for 
over  sixty  years.  They  are  hardy  and  grow  to  largo 
size.  It  is  claimed  that  they  are  not  subject  to  mange. 
Their  color  varies  from  dark  red  to  sandy,  and  their 
hair  is  coarse. 

THE   CHESTER   WHITE  HOG. 

Is  originally  from  Chester  County,  Pa.  They  are 
good  size  and  very  easy  fatteners.  The  hair  is  white 
and  thin;  body  long  and  deep ;  legs  short  and  strong; 
head  and  neck  short ;  thin  ears  lopping  at  the  point. 
For  any  one  desiring  to  market  in  a  short  time  this 
breed  is  very  valuable, 

THE  SUFFOLK   HOG. 

The  Suffolk  Hog  is  supposed  to  be  simply  a  variety 
of  the  Yorkshire,  one  of  the  white  breeds  of  England. 
They  are  small  in  size  and  generally  very  fat.  Legs 
small  and  short,  the  belly  of  the  sow  almost  touches 
the  ground.    The  skin  is  thin ;  hair  fine  and  white, 

THE   CHESHIRE   HOG. 

This  hog  is  simply  a  modified  Yorkshire,  They  are 
pure  white.  The  nose  is  long  and  thin ;  ears  erect  and 
fine,  the  flesh  is  fine  grained,  and  for  pen  fattening 
they  have  but  few  rivals. 

THE    BLACK   DORSET. 

This  breed  of  black  English  hogs  are  well  liked 
in  many  parts  of  England.  They  have  a  strong  con- 
stitution;  attain  heavy  weight,  and  are  good  fatten- 
ers. Many  qualities  which  they  possess  would  be 
qmte_  an  improvement  if  worked  into  some  of  our 
American  breeds. 

THE   NEAPOLITAN   HOG. 

These  hogs  arc  remarkable  for  the  quality  of  their 
flesh,  their  style,  fine  bone  and  hair.  The  head  is 
small,  nose  large  and  slender;  ears  email  and  erect; 
short  nock ;  long,  round  body ;  hind  quarters  higher 
than  the  fore  quarters.  Legs  very  fine  and  bones 
smaller  than  any  other  breed ;  color,  a  sort  of  djrab. 


TAMWORTH   HOGS. 

This  British  Breed  of  pigs  has  been  coming  rapidly 
to  the  front  in  Canada  during  the  last  three  years.  It 
is  really  an  old  established  breed,  haying  an  ancestry, 
probably,  in  common  with  the  Berkshires,  the  original 
Berkshires  having  been  sandy  and  black,  or  spotted  in 
color.  It  is  only  of  late  years  that  the  name  Tamworth 
has  been  given  to  them,  from  the  town  of  that  name 
in  the  district  where  the  breed  is  found  in  greatest 
numbers.  In  color  they  are  a  bright  sandy  red  or  chest- 
nut. The  coat  of  hair  is  thick,  and  of  a  fine  quality,  show- 
ing a  good  constitution  and  fine  quality  of  flesh.  The 
breed  is  now  famous  for  early  maturity,  while  the  long 
deep  sides,  light  shoulder,  and  jowl,  are  just  what  the 
pork  packer  requires.  The  flesh  is  lean,  pink,  and 
delicious  in  flavor,  the  percentage  of  lean  meat  being 
very  high.  Like  the  improved  Yorkshire,  Tamworths 
stand  on  legs  of  good  flinty  bone,  and  there  is  thus  no 
danger  of  their  legs  giving  way  when  they  attain  some 
size.  The  sows  are  very  prolific  and  excellent  mothers, 
and  give  a  good  flow  of  milk.  The  boars  are  very  pre- 
potent, and  the  grade  Tamworths  resemble  their  parent. 
On  this  account,  as  long  as  the  demand  for  lean  bacon 
continues,  so  long  will  Tamworths  be  in  demand. 

THE   DUROC   HOG. 

This  is  a  breed  of  red  hogs  which  have  been  raised 
in  New  York  for  many  years.  They  are  fine  and  attain 
great  weight.  They  have  good  constitutions  and  pro- 
duce a  good  quality  of  meat. 

THE  YORKSHIRE   HOG. 

This  hog  is  probably  the  leading  English  white 
breed.  They  are  strong,  vigorous  and  excellent  breed- 
ers. They  are  good  nurses.  Easily  fattened,  and  many 
farmers  prefer  them  on  account  of  their  early  market- 
ing qualities.  They  can  be  put  onto  the  market  at  175 
to  300  lbs.,  or  over. 

CONCLUSION. 

The  English  breeds  that  are  the  favorites  in  this 
country  are:  First,  the  Berkshire;  second,  the  Essex; 
third,  the  Yorkshires.  The  leading  American  breeds 
are:  First,  the  Poland-China,  second,  the  Chester 
White;  third,  the  Jersey  Reds. 

As  between  the  Berkshire  and  the  Poland-China 
hog,  the  matter  of  excellency  of  qualities  has  been  dis- 
cussed for  years,  and  is  still  a  matter  of  wide  difference 
of  opinion.  Every  breeder  will  have  to  give  such 
questions  careful  thought  and  decide  for  himself 
whether  it  is  better  for  him  to  use  one  certain  breed  or 
a  cross.  You  can  easily  find  out  all  points  claimed  by 
each  breeder  for  his  bogs  and  then  sift  them  out  in 
your  own  mind. 


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I^WC  Ot:PT->:><NTER>tP>TlDNftvrODO  to 


Columbia  Belle,  weight  555  lbs.,  No.  10321,  Vol.  A.,  with  litterof  eight  very  fine  pigs  ten  days  old.  Made  from  photograph.  There 

were  eleven  in  the  litter  but  three  were  chilled  in  a  bad  storm  80  that  they  died.  This  bow  was  fed  "International  Stock 
Food."  Owned  by  G.  N.  Conyen.  Minden.  Neb.,  breeder  of  Chester  White  Hogs  and  White  Plymouth  Rock  Chickens. 


MEN  OF  BRAINS  MAKE  MONEY  BY 
RAISING  HOGS. 

A  man  to  be  successful  ia  breeding  hogs  must  use 
bis  brains  as  much  as  a  man  who  is  in  mercantile  or 
professional  life.  Many  people  overlook  the  great  im- 
portance of  study  and  careful  eisperiment  in  the  breed- 
ing of  live  stock.  It  is  one  of  the  most  profitable  and 
fascinating  employments  open  to  the  human  mind. 

Tlie  successful  breeders  of  hogs  are  making  more 
money  and  easier  than  any  other  class  of  people.  No 
money  can  be  made  by  making  a  poor  selection,  or  by 
making  a  good  selection  and  then  not  giving  them  the 
proper  food  or  allowing  them  to  run  without  proper 
care.  The  well-bred  hog  cannot  take  care  of  himself  as 
well  as  the  wild  hog,  or  the  "prairie  ranger,"  who  runs 
all  over  the  country  and  weighs  lOOlbs.  when  he  is  three  - 
years  old.  Take  well-bred  hogs  and  care  for  them  and 
they  will  give  you  the  largest  profit  and  quickest  re- 
turns of  any  branch  of  the  stock  business.  The  central 
states  are  far  advanced  in  this  business,  and  when  the 
southern  and  extreme  northwestern  states  fully  realize 
the  large  profits  to  bo  made  by  raising  well-bred  hogs, 
it  will  add  millions  of  dollars  annually  to  the  wealth  of 
these  sections.  The  writer  has  raised  hogs  for  years 
and  makes  nostatements  but  what  practical  experience 
will  prove  to  be  correct.  It  cannot  be  denied  that  the 
improved  hog  is  more  susceptible  to  disease  than  the 
••prairie  ranger,"  but  this  is  the  only  advantage  pos- 
sessed by  that  variety.  However,  this  is  only  a  seem- 
ing advantage,  because  by  proper  care  and  the  nse  of  a 
few  vegetable  remedies  (such  as  the  "prairie  ranger" 
finds  in  his  wild  travels  through  the  woods)  you  can 
generally  avoid  disea&e  in  your  herd. 

Be  carefal  in  your  selection  of  breeders  to  secure 
strong,  vigorous  constitutions,  and  do  not  buy  animals 
for  breeding  purposes  that  have  been  over-crowded. 
This  will  do  for  the  pork  barrel,  butnever  for  breeders. 
The  writer  once  bought  at  a  State  Fair,  a  boar  pig  that 
was  a  perfect  beauty  and  had  all  the  fine  points  which 
he  thought  necessary  for  his  purpose.  After  paying  a 
large  price  and  taking  the  pig  homo  he  was  sure  that  a 
prize  had  been  secured ;  but,  alas  1  whon  breeding  time 
arrived  the  perfect  beauty  developed  into  a  perfect 
failure.  The  pig  had  been  crowded  and  stuffed  until  h& 
was  absolutely  worthless  for  breeding  purposes.  Young 
breeders  are  ar)t  to  overlook  this  point  and  this  ex- 
perience is  given  as  a  warning. 

It  is  admitted  that  the  greatest  profit  in  raising 
hogs  for  the  market  lies  in  forcing  their  feeding  from 
time  of  birth  until  ready  to  be  sold.  One  day's  poor 
feeding  will  more  than  counterbalance  two  days  of 
good  feeding.  Do  not  neglect  them  a  single  day.  A 
business  man  cannot  neglect  his  store  one  or  two  days 
every  week  and  expect  to  make  as  much  money  as  the 
man  who  gives  it  attention  every  day.  Neither  can  you 
neglect  your  bogs  for  any  length  of  time  and  make  the 

frofit  your  neighbor  does  by  careful  daily  attention. 
f  you  think  you  can  raise  hogs  and  only  half  care  for 
them  and  make  money,  you  will  be  sadly  disappointed. 
They  need  careful  attention  and  the  best  of  food  if  they 
are  to  give  you  eatisfactory  rotorus.    They  must  be 


CORN,  OATS  AND  STOCK  FOOD. 

Coal  Creek,    Iowa. 
Gentlemen  :  — I  always  use  "International  Stock 
Food,"  and  do  not  think  of  doing  without  it  in  feeding 
stock  any  more  than  I  would  corn  or  oats. 

THOS.  EDMUNDSON. 

warm  in  the  winter  and  cool  in  the  summer,  and  you 
must  always  be  on  your  guard  against  the  dreadful 
disease,  Hog  Cholera.  The  modern  hog  has  had  his 
constitution  enfeebled  by  confinement  and  the  crowdi  ng 
process,  so  that  he  is  an  easy  prey  to  epidemic  and  con- 
tagious diseases  and  on  these  points  he  must  be  watch- 
ed with  the  utmost  care.  The  man  who  uses  his  brain 
is  the  man  who  makes  the  money,  and  not  the  man  who 
performs  labor  without  thought  and  trusts  to  luck, 
FEEDING. 

The  best  bred  hogs  in  the  world  will  rapidly  de- 
generate if  only  half  taken  care  of.  They  must  have 
good  care,  good  feed,  and  an  intelligent  owner  in  order 
to  make  any  advancement. 

WEANING. 

It  is  generally  advisable  to  wean  pigs  at  six  weeks 
of  age;  feed  them  milk  or  good  slop.  If  you  will  take 
corn  meal  or  wheat  or  dry  shorts  and  a  small  amount 
of  ''International  Stock  Pood,"  and  make  a  slop  feed 
by  adding  water  or  water  and  part  milk,  young  pigs 
will  make  an  amazing  growth.  They  should  also  be  al- 
lowed to  have  grass. 

FARROWING. 

See  that  the  sows  have  a  quiet,  dry,  warm  place, 
and  you  will  generally  have  no  trouble.  Do  not  feed 
any  rich  food  for  two  or  three  days.  Corn  is  too  heat- 
ing to  feed  until  after  the  third  day. 

CASTRATION. 

Pigs  should  be  castrated  at  two  to  four  weeks  of 
age.    Care  should  be  taken  to  avoid  cold,  damp  weath- 
er.   It  is  dangerous  to  allow  them  to  take  cold. 
GESTATION. 

The  average  time  for  gestation  in  a  sow  is  four 
months.    Sometimes  it  varies  a  few  days. 

PREVENTION  OF  DISEASE. 

Hogs  are  not  subject  to  many  diseases,  but  these 
are  generally  malignant,  epidemic  or  contagious  dis- 
eases of  a  very  serious  nature.  Mogs  are  very  suscep- 
tible to  scrofula  and  othrr  blood  diseases.  The  suc- 
cessful hog  raiser  is  the  man  who  bends  every  energy 
to  prevent  disease.  It  is  extremely  dangerous  to  wait 
imtil  your  hogs  are  sick.  It  should  be  your  constant 
aim  to  keep  the  blood  pure,  and  the  digestive  organs  in 
good,  strong  condition.  There  is  nothing  that  you  can 
use  at  such  a  small  cost  with  as  satisfactory  results  as 
"International  Stock  Food,"  which  is  reliable  and 
perfectly  harmless  to  use  in  any  condition.  It  will  only 
cost  you  one-third  of  one  cent  per  feed.  Three  feeds 
for  one  cent  for  two  hogs,  or  six  feeds  for  one  cent  for 
one  bog.  Prepared  by  a  practical  hog  breeder  and 
jpssltlvely  guar^teed.    Very  cheap  to  u^g- 


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First  prize  herd  ot  Berkshire  at  the  World's  Fair  over  England,  Canada  and  America.    Owned  by  A.  J.  Lovejoy  6  Son,  Roscoe,  IIL 


LETTER  TO  SENSIBLE  SWIWE  BREEDERS. 

DEAR  SIR. — IVe  are  often  asked  if  we  swirantee 
"International  Stock  Food"  to  be  a  never  failing  cure  for 
Hog  Cholera.  In  reply  to  this  will  say,  for  the  consideration 
of  intelligent, educated  farmers  and  stockmen,  thai  'WE  DO 
NOT  claim  it  to  be  an  infallible  cure.  In  some  cases  it  may 
fail.  The  writer,  who  is  originator  of " International  Stock 
Food"  and  has  personal  supervision  over  its  being  prepared 
for  market,  has  had  too  much  experience  ivith  medicines  and 
also  in  raising  hogs  to  ever  make  such  a  foolish  claim. 
Only  people  of  great  ignorance  or  of  unprincipled  business 
methods  ever  make  such  foolish  claims  because  it  is  contrary 
to  all  medical  science.  No  remedy  has  ever  been  discovered  that 
would  give  infallible  beneficial  results  either  for  animal 
or  human  use  and  it  is  perfectly  safe  to  say  that  such  a  rem- 
edy will  never  be  discovered.    Doctors  have  studied 

TYPHOID  FEVER  AND  MANY  OTHER  DISEASES  FOR  HtJN- 
REDS  OP  YEARS,  YET  THEY  LOSE  MANY  SUCH  CASES. 
Intelligent  farmers  cannot  expect  more  of  a  remedy  to  feed 
animals  than  they  do,  of  one  to  give  people.  Doctors  lose 
many  cases,  but  sensible  people  do  not  claim  that  doctors  are 
swindlers  or  frauds  because  some  of  their  patients  die. 
"International  Stock  Food"  will  nearly  always  prove  satis- 
factory it  our  directions  are  followed  faithfully  in  all 
details.  If  your  doctor  woulddo  this  well  you  would  think 
him  an  excellent  physician.  If  we  had  an  absolutely 
INFALLIBLE  REMEDY  we  could  Sell  all  We  could  make  at 
$10.00  per  lb.  instead  ot  14  cents  per  lb.  Our  very  fair 
OWEVi  is  that  in  case"  International  Stock  Food"  fails  in 
your  case  that  our  agent  will  refund  your  money  so  that  it 
will  not  cost  you  a  cent.  YOU  never  had  a  fairer 
OFFER  IN  YOUR  LIFE.  "International  Stock  Food'''  has 
gained  a  wonderful  reputation,  not  only  in  causing  a  rapid 
growth  and  early  market,  but  also  as  a  cure  and  preventive 
of  Hog  Cholera  and  other  diseases.  We  have  thousands  of 
testimonials  from  parties  who  do  not  hestitate  to  claim 
that  it  will  cure  Hog  Cholera  in  every  case  and  that  it  has 
cured  their  hogs  when  badly  afflicted  with  this  terrible  dis- 
ease. WeknoTV  wture  our  directions  are  strictly  followed  that 
"International  Stock  Food'''  gives  remarkable  results  and 
will  cure  in  almost  every  case,  but  you  must  admit  that  many 
tamers  are  very  careless  in  regard  to  following  any  direc- 
tions. We  have  backedover  20, 000, 000 pounds  with  our  strong 
guarantee  and  failures  have  been  very  few.  'Vet  we  do  not 
want  you  to  think  that  we  promise  you  miraculous  results, 
we  simple  offer  you  a  reliable  remedy  and  tell  you  plainly 
that  it  will  give  you  paying  results  or  will  not  cost  you  a 
cent.  "International  Stock  Food'''  never  fails  in  giving 
rapid  growth  for  pigs  or  shoats  and  paying  results  for  fat- 
ttning  hogs.  It  is  prepared  from  pure  vegetable  ingredienti 


which  stimulates  and  "tones  up"  the  stomach,  liver  and 
bowels,  gives  pure  rich  blood,  sharpens  the  appetite, gives 
good  digestion,  perfect  assimilation,  and  so  thoroughly 
strengthens  the  entire  system  that  tlie  Hog  Cholera  microbe 
cannot  Jind  lodgement  and  will  be  destroyed  or  thrown  off 
without  doing  any  harm  to  theanimal.  You  are  never  free 
from  the  danger  ot  Hog  Cholera  as  the  Tnicrobe  is  carried 
from,  herd  to  herd  in  many  different  ways  and  the  disease  is 
liable  to  break  forth  in  your  herd  most  any  day.  As  a  pre- 
ventive *' International  Stock  Food"  is  unequalled  and  is  ca 
near  perfect  as  any  preparation  can  be. 

A  practical  test  ot  "International  Stock  Food"^  will 
prove  every  statement  we  make  and  as  the  food  is  extremely 
cheap  to  use  you  will  find  it  greatly  to  your  advantage  to 
profit  by  the  suggestions  we  offer  and  trust  that  you  will  do  so. 
In  view  of  superior  medication  100  lbs.  of " International 
Stock  Food"  contains  medicinal  strength  and  number  of 
feeds  to  egual  200  to  300  lbs.  ot  many  other  kinds.  We  are 
the  largest  cash  btiyers  ot  medicinal  ingredients  tor  live 
stock  in  this  country,  and  buying  such  immense  Quantities 
we  are  in  a  position  to  always  obtain  the  freshest  and  best. 
We  do  not  use  cheap  or  interior  ingredients.  Do  not  use 
"International  Stock  Food'''  without  reading  carefully  the 
16  page  book  ot  direction  which  is  placed  in  the  top  ot  every 
package.       Respectfully  yours, 

INTERNATIONAL  FOOD  CO., 

Minneapolis,  Minn. 


"International  Ph«no>Chloro"  is  the  enrest 
and  cheapest  to  use  of  any  disinfectant  or  germi- 
cide ever  placed  on  the  market.  Every  farmer 
should  use  a  reliable  disinfectant  around  hogs. 


BREEDING. 

The  boar  will  be  ready  for  service  at  six  to  eight 
months,  but  it  will  be  better  to  wait  until  he  is  ten  or 
twelve  months  old.  The  sow  will  generally  breed  at 
six  to  eight  months,  although  it  is  better  to  wait  until 
ten  or  twelve  months  old.  Save  your  very  best  hogs 
for  breeders.  It  will  pay  in  the  end.  Two  litters  of 
pigs  per  year  are  too  many  for  the  average  sow,  al- 
though some  will  stand  it. 

WHAT  WILL  HOGS  EAT? 

Artichokes,  potatoes,  rutabagas,  pumpkins,  beets, 

garsnips,  carrots,  alfalfa,  red  and  white  clover,  etc., 
ut  of  course  the  main  reliance  is  com,  oats,  barley 
and  rye.  Feeders  have  to  make  a  combination  such  as 
suits  them  best,  as  they  are  located  io  different  parts 
of  the  country. 


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SUmeViER  FATTENING. 
Summer  and  early  fall  is  the  ideal  time  to  fatten 
hogs.  They  will  make  a  more  rapid  gain  than  at  other 
times.  If  you  can  put  them  on  clover,  corn  and  small 
feeds  of  "International  Stock  Food,"  they  will  make 
such  rapid  growth  as  to  be  the  talk  of  the  neighbor- 
hood. In  the  fall,  as  long  as  corn  is  in  the  milk,  it  will 
pay  any  feeder  to  feed  stalks  and  all.  Hogs  will  eat  a 
great  deal  of  the  stalks  when  the  corn  is  in  this  condi- 
tion. In  the  late  fall,  winter  and  spring  it  is  abso- 
lutely necessary  to  have  warm  dry  sheds  or  barns  for 
swine.  You  can't  be  sucessful  without  tnem.  It  must 
be  remembered  that  it  takes  a  certain  amount  of  food 
to  supply  the  daily  animal  waste.  Any  intelligent  man 
can  see  that  the  days  of  growth  should  be  shortened  as 
much  as  possible,  so  as  to  avoid  the  waste.  Market 
your  hogs  at  six  to  eight  months  of  age  and  you  make 
a  greater  per  cent,  of  profit  than  your  neighbor,  who 
keeps  his  ten  or  twelve  months,  bpcause  you  avoid 
CO  to  120  days  of  daily  animal  waste.  The  young  animal 
also  converts  into  flesh  more  of  the  food  given  than  a 
full  grown  one.  True  economy  is  to  keep  them  growing 
rapidly  from  day  of  birth  until  ready  for  the  market. 
If  you  do  this  you  will  make  plenty  of  money. 
\  BROOD  SOWS. 

"International  Stock  Food"  does  not  contain  a 
single  ingredient  that  is  poisonous  or  that  can  prove 
harmful  even  if  fed  to  a  brood  sow  every  day.  It  can 
be  fed  with  perfect  safety  and  very  beneficial  results 
to  "breeders"  both  before  and  after  farrowing.  It  will 
keep  the  sows  strong  and  healthy,  it  will  cause  them 
to  give  more  and  richer  milk,  it  will  cause  the  pigs  to 
grow  much  more  rapidly,  keep  them  healthy  and  vigor- 
ous and  enable  them  to  be  weaned  earlier.  "Interna- 
tional Stock  Food"  will  strengthen  a  sow  so  that  she 
can  raise  two  good  litters  per  year  of  strong,  healthy 
pigs.  It  is  the  best  preparation  in  the  world  and  can 
be  safely  recommended  for  this  purpose. 

EXTRAORDINARY  PIG  GROWER. 
Skim  milk  or^gronnd  corn  and  oats  or  ground  oats 
and  rye  or  ground  corn,  oats  and  rye  with  the  usual 
feed  of  "International  Stock  Food"  will  cause  pigs  or 
ehoats  to  grow  as  rapidly  as  new  milk  without  "Inter- 
national Stock  Food."  Hog  raisers  everywhere  testify 
that  it  makes  pigs  grow  amazingly  and  at  the  same 
time  saves  money  because  it  does  not  take  so  much 
grain  nor  so  long  a  time  to  get  them  ready  for  the  mar- 
ket. "International  Stock  Food"  contains  elements 
for  bone,  muscle,  flesh,  very  rapid  growth  and  good 
health. 

STUNTED  PIGS  OR  SHOATS. 

It  sometimes  happens  with  any  feeder  that  he  will 
have  a  few  stunted  pigs,  shoats  or  hogs  in  his  herd 
and  it  is  almost  impossible  to  get  them  started  to 
growing.  We  appreciate  this  state  of  affairs  from 
practical  experience.  If  they  are  fed  "International 
Stock  Food"  they  will  be  started  to  growing  quicker 
lian  in  any  other  way.  It  is  surprising  how  rapidly 
they  will  change  into  a  thriving,  growing  condition. 
"International  Stock  Food"  cannot  be  equaled  for 
this  purpose.    It  is  cheap  to  use  and  absolutely  sure. 


DO  YOU  RAISE  FALL  PIGS? 

Some  farmers  claim  that  they  cannot  make  any 
money  with  "Fall  pigs"  as  they  either  become  stunted 
or  diseased.  We  admit  that  such  is  often  the  fact  but 
we  claim  that  given  warm  quarters  and  by  using 
"International  Stock  Food"  you  can  take  "Fall  pigs" 
through  the  winter  in  good  growing  condition,  so  thafc 
they  will  obtain  the  full  benefit  of  early  spring  pasture. 
Feed  "International  Stock  Food"  to  them  in  connec- 
tion with  a  combination  of  ground  corn,  rye  and  oats 
and  they  will  not  only  be  kept  healthy  but  they  will 
make  a  growth  that  will  astonish  yourneighbors.  Any 
farmer  has  plenty  of  spare  time  in  the  winter  and  caa 
make  a  nice  profit  on  a  bunch  of  pigs  by  giving  them 
this  extra  care.  It  will  pay  any  farmer  to  raise  at 
least  a  few  "Fall  pigs,"  because  by  using  "Interna- 
tional Stock  Food"  they  will  be  ready  for  market  in 
May  or  June. 

PNEUMONIA  IN  HOGS. 

It  has  been  thoroughly  demonstrated  that  in  a  very 
large  number  of  cases  hogs  die  with  pneumonia  instead 
of  Hog  Cholera.  We  have  never  claimed  that  "Inter- 
national Stock  Food"  was  a  cure  for  this  very  fatal 
disease.  No  medicine  has  ever  been  discovered  that 
was  a  reliable  cure.  We  have  had  some  cases  reported 
where  they  were  cured  by  "International  Stock  Food" 
by  giving  them  extra  care  and  very  warm,  protected 
quarters,  but  we  do  not  want  to  be  understood  as 
claiming  that  it  is  a  sure  cure.  Some  cases  it  will  cure 
and  in  some  cases  fail.  When  your  hogs  are  dying  do 
not  claim  that  "International  Stock  Food"  failed  to 
cure  Hog  Cholera  until  you  know  that  it  is  Hog  Cholera 
instead  of  pneumonia.  Hog  Cholera  is  much  easier  to 
cure  than  pneumonia. 

The  following  clipping  recently  appeared  in  an 
Illinois  paper: 

INTERESTINQ  EXPERIMENTS  ON  DISEASED  HOGS 
MADE  BY  FARMERS  AND  MEDICAL  EXPERTS. 

An  examination  was  made  this  morning  of  some 
hogs  owned  by  Wm.  C.  Hale,  of  this  city,  which  had 
died  with  a  disease  thought  to  have  been  Hog  Cholera. 
The  lungs  were  found  to  be  in  a  very  decayed  and  dis- 
eased condition  while  the  heart  and  all  other  organs 
of  the  hogs  were  perfectly  healthy.  The  disease  which 
has  created  so  much  havoc  among  the  hog  raisers  this 
fall  is  thought  not  to  be  Hog  Cholera  by  a  great  many 
of  the  more  experienced  of _  the  farmers  and  scientific 
men.  From  examination  it  ia  proven  to  be  more  like 
the  disease  known  to  the  human  family  as  pneumonia. 
—"The  Schuyler  Citizen,"  Eushville,  lU. 

TOO  SICK  TO  EAT. 

If  you  think  it  advisable  to  bother  with  a  hog  that 
is  too  sick  to  eat,  you  can  make  a  thin  gruel  of  "Inter- 
national Stock  Food"  and  milk  or  water  and  pour  it 
down  him.  Catch  him  by  the  ears  and  hold  the  Log 
back  on  his  hind  parts  and  place  a  tin  funnel  in  his 
mouth  and  pour  in  the  gruel.  Be  sure  to  hold  the  hog 
in  this  position  imtil  all  the  gruel  is  swallowed.  Pour 
slowly  and  give  plenty  of  time  to  swallow.  In  drench- 
ing a  hog  it  is  necessary  to  be  very  careful  because  it 
Is  a  very  easy  matter  to  strangle  a  hog  to  death. 


Intei^nAtionAL  stock  book. 


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The  Wonderful  Discovery  by  Soientif io  Men^  Which  Gives  THE 
ONLY  SURE  CURE  For  Hog  Cholera. 


When  a  drop  of  blood  is  placed  between  two 
plates  of  glass  and  examined  with  a  microscope  it 
is  seen  to  contain,  besides  the  minute  disks  which 
pive  it  the  red  color,  little  whitish  grains  called 
'■white  corpuscles."  If  the  glass  is  warmed  tea 
temperature  equal  to  that  of  the  human  body  thcso 
corpuscles  or  "phagocytes,"  as  they  are  otherwise 
called,  will  be  sent  to  put_  out  and  retract  minute 
processes,  which,  as  if  acting  'the  part  of  feet,  en- 
able the  phagocytes"  to  crawl  over  the  surface  of 
the  glass.  The  great  Russian  naturalist,  Metch- 
nikoff,  has  discovered  that  the  "phagocytes"  in  the 
blood  feed  upon  the  microbes  of  infectious  dis- 
eases, such  as  Hog  Cholera,  etc.,  when  such  mi- 
crobes are  introdr.ced  into  the  system.  Sir  Joseph 
Lister,  president  of  the  British  Association  for  the 
Advancement  of  Science,  believes  that  this  action 
of  the  "phagocytes,"  which_  is  scientifically  named 
"phagocytosis,"  is  the  main  defensive  means  pos- 
sessed by  the  living  body  against  its  microscopic 
foes.  The  substance  called  "white  corpuscles"  or 
"phagocytes,"  is  always  present  in  the  system,  but 
does  not  always  possess  the  same  power.  As  it  is 
manufactured  by  the  blood  itself  it  varies  in  amotmt 
and  power  in  direct  proportion  to  the  quantity  and 
richness  of  the  blood.  These  scientific  investiga- 
tions have  proven,  beyond  the  question  of  a  doubt, 
that  the  old  germ  theory  of  treatment,  that  it  is 
necessary  to  introduce  into  the  system  some  agent 
directly  antagonistic  to  the  disease  germ  in  ques- 
tion, to  have  been  wrong,  and  it  is  superseded  by 
the  new  treatment  of  giving  the  animal  some  prep- 
aration that  will  purify  and  strengthen  the  blood 
and  stimulate  and  invigorate  the  entire  system,  be- 
cause the  perfectly  healthy  blood  manufactures 
this  substance  in  sufficient  quantities  to  destroy 
the  germs  and  effectually  prevent  Hog  Cholera  and 
other  contagious  diseases.  The  "phagocytes"  in 
goodvitalityare  as  deadly  to  these  germs  as  strych- 
nine is  to  the  human  being." 


This  explains  the  wonderful  success  pf  "Interna- 
tional Stocky  Food"  in  preventing  and  curing  Hog 
Cholera.  It  is  the  most  powerful  vegetable  stimulat- 
ing tonic  and  blood  purifier  known,  and  at  the  same 
time  it  is  perfectly  harmless  even  if  taken  into  the  hu- 
man system.  Where  it  is  fed  right  along  the  blood  be- 
comes pure  and  rich  and  abounds  in  "phagocytes"  of 
extra  strong  vitality,  which  insures  the  total  destruc- 
tion of  the  Hog  Cholera,  Pneumonia,  etc.,  germs.  In- 
telligent stockmen  understand  perfectly  that  it  re- 
quires a  reasonable  length  of  time  to  thoroughly 
strengthen  the  entire  system  and  purify  and  enrich  the 
blood  of  any  animal.  In  some  cases  it  will  only  take  a 
few  days  and  in  other  cases  it  might  take  two  or  three 
weeks  or  two  or  three  months.  It  all  depends  on  the 
condition  of  the  animal  at  the  time  of  commencing  the 
use  of  our  food.  An  animal  may  appear  fat,  and  yet 
the  system  and  blood  are  in  such  a  poor  condition  that 
Hog  Cholera  or  Pneumonia,  etc.,  is  sure  to  make  an 
early  and  dangerous  attack. 


The  Latest  Report  by  the 

UnSted  States  Government. 

"Hog  Cholera  is  caused  by  a  specific  microbe  or  germ 
multiplying  in  the  body  of  an  animal.  The  origin  of 
the  microbe  or  germ  is  unknown.  Any  medicine  that 
will  kill  the  microbe  or  germ  wiU  kill  the  hog  if  taken 
into  the  system  in  full  strength.  That  in  the  nature  of 
animal  life  and  the  action  of  medicine  there  cannot  be 
an  absolutely  infallible  cure  for  Hog  Cholera,  In  view 
of  these  established  facts,  the  only  way  to  cure  or  pre- 
vent this  disease  is  to  build  up  and  thoroughly  invigor- 
ate the  entire  system  and  permanently  increase  the  con- 
stitutional vigor.  If  the  system  is  in  perfect  condition 
the  microbe  or  germ  cannot  obtain  a  foothold.  Because 
hogs  are  fat  it  is  no  sign  they  have  strong  constitu- 
tions. Fat  hogs  often  die  first  of  Hog  Cholera,  Pneu- 
monia, etc."  ■>^f'.^\^\^\^\. 

After  placing  the  investigation  of  Hog  Cholera  and 
its  remedy  in_  the  hands  of  a  commission  of  the  best 
medical  men  in  the  country,  and  spending  thousands  of 
dollars  in  their  research,  the  government  received,  in 
substance,  the  above  report.  All  these  investigation3 
show  how  foolish  it  is  for  ignorant  or  unprincipled 
manufacturers  to  claim  that  they  have  a  remedy  that 
can  be  given  to  hogs  which  is  powerful  enough  to  de- 
stroythe  hog  Cholera  germ.  In  making  this  statement 
they  just  the  same  as  say  to  intelligent  people  that  it 
will  kiU  thehog  also.  If  "  International  Stock  Food," 
which  can  be  fed  at  the  very  low  cost  of  ^="3  feeds  for 
one  cent  =^J  for  two  hogs,  or  £5^  six  feeds  for  one 
cent  ■'^  for  one  hog,  is  fed  as  directed  and  given  prop- 
er time  it  wUl  so  thoroughly  strengthen  and  enrich  the 
blood  that  the  "phagocytes"  will  destroy  every  disease 
germ.  In  no  other  way  can  this  disease  be  conquered. 
The  man  who  feeds  it  right  along  reduces  his  risk  to 
the  minimum.  We  have  always  insisted  that  this  was 
the  proper  way,  and  the  only  sensible  way.  Science 
now  teaches  this  and  it  is  backed  by  the  common  sensq 
of  every  stock  breeder.  The  use  of  "  International 
Stock  Food  "  wUl  much  more  than  pay  for  itself  in  ex- 
tra rapid  growth  and  fattening.  Your  hogs  can  be  fat- 
tened in  from  one  to  two  months'  less  time  and  on  less 
grain.  You  will  make  money  by  feeding  it,  and  obtain 
the  very  great  beneficial  medicinal  results  in  addition. 
In  some  cases,  hogs  will  die,  no  matter  what  is  done 
for  them,  either  in  care  or  medicine.  We  take  all  this 
risk  of  failure,  when  you  use  "  International  Stock 
Food,"  and  authorize  our  agents  to  refund  money  at 
our  expense  if  it  ever  fails,  as  it  may  in  some  cases, 
when  the  use  of  our  "  Food  "  is  commenced  too  late, 
and  when  the  system  is  in  extra  bad  condition.  You 
never  had  a  fairer  offer  in  your  life,  and  as  a  progressive 
stockman  or  farmer  you  cannot  afford  not  to  give  it  a 
thorough  practical  test. 


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"International  Pheno-Chloro"  is  a  very  cheap 

and  reliable  disinfectant  and  germicide  to  use 
around  hog  pens,  etc.  Only  50c  per  can  and  one 
can  makes  twenty-five  gallons  for  use. 


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iNtERNATiONAL   STdCK   ^66lt, 


Ked  Tamworth  Sow,  from  photograph  fnrnlehed  by  the  owners,  Caldwell  Bros.,  at  Briery  Bank  Farm,  Orchard,  Ont.,  broadoroof 
Trotting  .and  I'acing  Horses,  Ayrshire  Cattle,  Red  Tamworth,  Duroc-Jersey  and  Poland-China  Hogs. 


eSOG  CHOLERA  SERMS  EVERYWHERE. 

"It  is  an  eetablished  fact  that  animalB  in  a  strong, 
vigorous  condition  resist  attacks  of  disease  to  which 
animals  of  low  vitality  readily  succumb.  Disease 
germs  always  make  the  largest  inroads  into  herds  that 
are  not  constitutionally  strong.  Some  stockmen  never 
have  Hog  Cholera,  but  in  all  such  cases  it  is  found  that 
they  have  been  working  right  along,  year  after  year,  to 
permanently  increase  the  constitutional  vigor.  Accord- 
ing to  the  germ  theory,  there  is  hardly  a  hog  but  what 
could  furnish,  from  the  lining  membrane  of  its  mouth 
and  nose,  suflBcient  germs  to  create  a  fair-sized  epi- 
demic of  Hog  Cholera  at  any  time. 

These  statements,  undoubtedly,  sound  alarming,  yet 
yoa  need  not  be  greatly  disturbed  by  them,  although 
they  are  true.  The  recent  investigations  prove  that 
the  healthy  blood  contains  the  "phagocytes"  in  suffi- 
cient quantity  to  remove  all  danger  of  disease. 

These  "phagocytes"  do  not  always  have  the  same 
power  over  Ho«r  Cholera  germs  or  the  germs  of  Pneu- 
monia, etc.  The  blood  is  susceptible  to  very  many 
changes.  It  is  only  when  the  vitality  has  been  lowered 
that  the  germs  which  are  lurking  about  the  animal 
obtain  a  foothold  and  begin  their  deadly  work.  Hogs 
especially  are  in  constant  danger  from  attacks  of 
the  germs  of  Hog  Cholera,  Pneumonia,  etc.  The  lesson 
ia  plain  that  the  only  way  to  escape  such  diseases  is  to 
keep  the  systems  of  all  hogs  in  a  perfectly  healthy  and 
vigorous  condition.  Right  at  this  point  is  where  good 
judgment,  on  the  part  of  the  owner,  is  necessary.  Gen- 
eral appearances  are  often  deceiving  and  the  hogs  that 
look  the  fattest  are  often  in  the  worst  condition  as 
regards  general  vitality.  The  systems  of  hogs  have  been 
weakened  by  the  crowding  process  and  it  is  universally 
admitted  that  hogs  are  more  susceptible  to  contagious 
diseases  than  all  other  animals  combined." 

Dn  the  Face  of  These  Scientific  Facts, 

What  Action  for  £tocl(men7 

There  is  only  one  thing  for  thinking  farmers  and 
stockmen  to  do  and  that  is  to  adopt  a  cheap  plan  to 
build  up  the  entire  system  and  thoroughly  and  perman- 
ently strengthen  the  constitutional  vigor  of  all  their 
hogs.  "International  Stock  Food"  is  prepared  by  a 
practical  stockman  and  druggist  for  the  special  pur- 
pose of  stimulating  and  permanently  strengthening  the 
entire  system,  to  purify  and  enrich  the  blood,  to  aid 
digestion  and  assimilation  so  that  the  animal  will 
attain  perfect  benefit  from  all  food  eaten.  If  digestion 
is  poor  or  in  any  way  impaired,  disease  is  sure  to  fol- 
low. When  the  blood  is  in  perfect  condition  the 
"phagocytes"  are  strong  enough  to  easily  destroy  all 
Hog  Cholera  germs  and  you  will  escape  the  great  loss. 
If  your  hojjQ  commence  to  be  sick  it  is  a  sure  sign  that 
their  vitality  lias  been  lowered  by  some  cause  which 
you  may  not  be  able  to  trace,  but  which  must  exist. 
Without  lowered  vitality  the  disease  germs  cannot 
9tt\199  death,     Au  thoughtful  persons  understand  that 


the  system  and  blood  of  every  animal  cannot  be  gotten 
into  the  necessary  condition  to  cure  and  prevent  dis- 
ease in  every  case. 


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Some  people  d!e  who  have  the  best  of  doctors,  medi- 
cine and  nursing. 

Some  hogs  may  die  who  have  the  best  of  medicine 
and  attention. 


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A  majority  of  farmers  do  not  commei'ce  to  do  any- 
thing for  their  hogs  until  disease  appears  ^o  their  own 
herd  or  in  their  own  neighborhood.  It  is  extremely 
dangerous  to  wait.  Some  systems  can  be  changed  rap- 
idly, and  the  animal  saved,  while  the  systems  and  blowl 
of  other  hogs  might  require  thirty  or  sixty  days,  or 
even  longer.  The  length  of  time  will  depend  entirely 
on  the  general  condition  of  the  system  before  commenc- 
ing the  use  of  "International  ftock  Food."  If  yon 
wait  until  disease  appears,  you  are  taking  a  very  great 
risk,  and  you  ought  not  to  expect  miraculous  results 
from  the  use  of  "International  Mock  Food."  You  do 
not  expect  miraculous  results  from  medicine  when  em- 
ploying a  doctor  for  your  family,  neither  can  we  prom- 
ise miraculous  results  when  you  give  medicine  to  your 
hogs,  "international  Stock  Food"  is  as  perfect  a 
vegetable  remedy  as  can  be  prepared,  and  will  give 
paying  results  if  our  directions  are  followed.  The  best 
and  cheapest  plan  is  to  commence  with  the  little  pigSi 
and  feed  them  every  day  until  ready  for  market.  This 
not  only  saves  the  feeder  money  in  extra  growth,  but 
gets  the  system  in  as  near  perfect  condition  as  is  possi- 
ble to  do.  We,  of  course,  realize  that  a  good  many 
farmers  will  not  do  this,  but,  nevertheless,  they  would 
make  money  by  taking  our  advice.  If  they  did  not,  any 
of  our  agents  would  refund  their  money  for  the  cost  of 
the  food.  We  claim  that  "International  Stock  Food" 
can  be  fed  cheaper  and  with  better  results  than  any 
other  medicated  food,  or  even  the  largely  over-rated 
new  process  oil  meal. 

It  is  the  pure  vegetable  nedicinal  iugredients  of 
roots,  herbs  and  seeds,  that  give  the  good  results.  If 
the  price  per  hundred  pounds  of  any  preparation  is 
very  low  tnen  the   medicinal  quality  must  be  greatly 

reduced Reduce    the  quality  and    poorer   results 

must  be  obtained Reduce   the  quality  and   very 

largely  increased  size  of  feeds  will  be  necessary  in  order 
to  obtain  any  results.  This  explains  why  some  "foods" 
require  such  large-sized  feeds  and  sell  for  less  per  hun- 
dred pounds,  while  "International  Stock  Food"  only 
requires  a  tablespoonful.  Do  not  be  deceived  by  large 
amounts,  of  some  other  kinds,  for  a  low  price.  If  yoa 
figure  up  the  number  of  feeds  per  pound  you  will  find 
that  the  so-called  cheap  "foods"  will  actually  cost 
you  from  one  to  three  cents  per  feed,  while 
"International  Stock  Food"  can  be  fed  at  a  cost  of 
e^  "6  FBFDS  FO«  ONE  CENT"  ^T"  for  one  hog 
or  t^"  "3  feeds  for  one  cent"  for  a  horse  or  coW. 
Vow  certainly  prefer  quality  rather  than  quaotltjr* 


INTERNATIONAL    STOCK    BOOK 


SHE  COST  $1575.     ONE  LITTER  OF  PIGS  SOLD  FOrt  $3055. 

The  Famous  Poland  China  Sow  Anderson's  Model  43611,  owned  hy  G,  W.  Nnll,  Odessa,  Ho.    Bha  is  tho  highest  priced  sow 
and  dam  of  the  highest  priced  litter  of  p'gs  in  the  world.    Mr.  Hnll  strongly  endorses  the  nee  of  "Intematiotd  Bto  \  Food." 


SYMPTOMS  OF  HOG  CHOLERA. 

HOW  TO  CURE  IT. 

You  Must  Follow  These  Special  Directions  If  Your  Hogs 
Have  the  Cholera. 

First  symptoms  are  great  debility  and  capriciona 
appetites.  You  should  separate  the  sick  and  appar- 
ently healthy  at  once;  delay  is  very  dangerous.  Kill 
and  burn  those  that  are  too  sick  to  eat.  It  is  extremely 
poor  policy  and  dangerouu  to  waste  time  on  hogs  that 
are  too  sick  to  eat. 

Genuine  malignant  Hog  Cholera  cannot  be  fooled 
with,  and  demands  heroic  treatment  without  a  mo- 
ment's delay.  Guard  infested  pens  against  all  other 
animals.  Do  not  go  direct  from  the  sick  to  the  ones 
apparently  healthy.  Disinfect  pens,  nests,  troughs, 
backets,  etc.  with  "International  Pheno-Chloro,"  four 
tables poonfuls  mixed  with  one  bucket  of  water.  A 
teaspoonful  of  "International  Pbeno-Chloro"  mixed 
to  every  bucket  of  water  or  swill  once  per  day  will  be 
very  beneficial.  Give  them  pure  water.  Feed  the  hogs 
that  can  eat  easily  digested  food  with  two  or  three 
times  the  usual  amount  of  "International  Stock  Food" 
mixed  with  slop,  and  keep  it  up  regularly  three  to  five 
times  per  day  for  two  or  three  weeks.  Men  of  good 
judgment  will  not  expect  miraculous  resuJts,  because 
they  know  that  a  diseased  system  cannot  be  changed 
nor  a  weak  system  thoroughly  strengthened  in  three  or 
four  days.  One  3-lb.  box  of  "International  Stock  Food" 
will  not  euro  a  herd  of  hogs,  nor  show  wonders  if  fed 
promiscuously  to  all  your  stock.  It  takes  more  or  loss 
time,  owing  altogether  to  the  severity  of  the  disease 
or  weakness  of  the  general  organs.  Your  hogs  may  be 
fat  and  yet  their  systems  are  very  weak  and  ready  to 
rapidly  develop  Hog  Cholera.  In  fact,  the  fat  hogs 
generally  take  it  first.  The  specific  action  of  "Inter- 
national Stock  Food"  is  to  purify  the  blood  and  thor- 
oughly invigorate  the  entire  systeni  so  that  the  Hog 
Cholera  Microbe  cannot  do  his  deadly  work. 


INTERNATIONAL  STOCK  FOOD" 


Gives  remavkable  results  in  purifying  and  enriching 
the  blood  so  that  the  "phagocytes"  that  are  contained 
in  the  blood  will  have  strong  and  powerful  action  in 
destroying  the  disease  germs  of  Hog  Cholera.  There  is 
absolutely  no  other  way  to  prevent  or  cure  Hog  Cholera, 
end  "International  Stock  Food"  has  given  the  best 
of  results  for  this  purpo.'se  through  a  long  term  of  years. 
Over  twenty  million  pounds  have  been  sold  and  thou- 


sands of  prominent  farmers  and  stock  raisers  'testify  to 
its  very  superior  merits  and  extraordinary  cheapness 
to  use.  If  you  want  the  blood  of  your  hogs  to  contain 
"phagocytes"  of  the  strongest  vitality  so  as  to  insure 
freedom  from  the  terrible  scourge  of  Hog  Cholera,  there 
is  nothing  you  can  feed  that  will  give  you  such  bene- 
ficial results  as  "  International  Stock  Food." 

SWINDLERS  OR  IGNORANT 

People  who  claim  to  have  a  sure  cure  for  Hog  Cholera 
are  either  swindlers  or  ignorant  in  view  of  scientific 
investigations.  The  country  is  flooded  with  so-called 
"Hog  Cholera  Cures"  that  retail  for  the  exoribtant 
price  of  50  cents  to  $5.00  per  pound.  The  medicinal 
action  of  many  of  these  remedies  is  not  as  sure  as  wo 
guarantee  by  the  use  of  "  International  Stock  Food." 
They  do  not  use  any  more  expensive  ingredients  than 
we  use  in  "InternationaJ  Stock  Food."  They  are  sim- 
ply making  a  tremendous  profit  and  do  not  give  a  guar- 
antee. If  any  one  tries  to  sell  you  a  Hog  Cholera  Curo 
or  Grower  and  Fattener  and  will  not  ^:ive  you  a  relia- 
ble guarantee  so  that  you  will  have  your  money  re- 
funded in  case  of  failure,  you  may  rest  assured  that 
you  are  in  danger  of  being  swindled.  The  only  safo 
way  is  to  refuse  to  buy  any  remedy  that  is  not  guaran- 
teed by  a  company  of  such  financial  responsibility  that 
their  guarantee  is  as  good  as  cash.  Your  dealer  sella 
"International  Stock  Food"  on  a  "spot  cash  guavacteo" 
to  refund  your  money  in  any  case  of  failure,  in  this 
way  you  have  his  promise  in  addition  to  ours  and  it 
makes  you  absolut  ely  safe.  We  guarantee  that  you  will 
secure  better  results  with  "International  StockFood" 
at  14  cents  per  pound  than  yon  can  possibly  obtain  from 
these  high  priced  remedies  that  only  expect  to  sell  to 
you  once.    We  want  your  trade  for  years  to  come. 

DO  YOU  EAT  PORK? 

The  flesh  of  swine  furnishes  more  than  half  the  meat 
consumed  by  the  laboring  men  of  the  United  States, 
including  those  in  the  military  and  marine  service. 
Pork  from  well  bred  hogs,  which  have  been  properly 
fattened,  is  one  of  tho  most  nutritious  and  popular 
meats.  "International  Stock  Food"  makes  it  more 
nutritious  and  very  much  more  healthful.  Pork  enters 
into  countless  dishes,  either  as  meat  or  lard,  and  im- 
parts richness  and  flavor  to  all.  No  meat  is  so  univer- 
sally relished  and  on  none  can  a  greater  amount  of  hard 
labor  be  performed.  Pork  is  also  being  introduced  into 
Europe,  and  when  thoroughly  established  the  demand 
will  be  enormous.  The  man  who  makes  a  study  and 
practical  business  of  raising  well  bred  hogs  is  bound 
to  secure  very  profitable  returns  for  his  labor.  Ofi 
course  the  prices  may  vary  some  from  year  to  year,  buti 
the  wise  man  is  he  who  continues  to  raise  hogs  eve_ry| 
year.  The  average  price  for  ton  or  fifteen  years  will 
pay  the  largest  profit  of  any  kind  of  live  stock. 


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INTERNATIONAL   STOCK   BOOK. 


ENflLISH  PRIZE  BTin.KSHTRE  PIG. 


YOUR  SUCCESS  WITId  i^OGS. 

A  hog  is  not  naturally  matured  until  he  is  two  years 
old,  but  in  this  fast  age  we  crowd  him  on  the  market 
at  six  or  eight  months  of  age  and  weighing  from  150  to 
300  lbs.  This  crowding  process  must  weaken  the  sys- 
tem and  in  order  to  keep  the  animals  healthy  they 
must  have  some  purs  vegetable  tonics,  blood  purifiers 
and  general  system  invigorators  such  as  they  formerly 
obtained  when  running  at  large  in  the  woods.  "Inter= 
national  Stock  Food"  contains  not  only  these  but  also 
other  elements  needed  by  the  hog's  system,  whether 
young  or  old.  The  entire  tendeacy  is  to  give  better 
digestion  and  assimilation,  pure  rich  blood,  and  to 
prevent  disease,  "international  Stock  Food"  is  en- 
tirely unlike  any  other  preparation,  and  is  absolutely 
the  finest  preparation  ever  placed  on  the  market  for 
hogs,  shoats  or  pigs.  It  gives  very  rapid  growth  and 
some  feeders  make  large  profits  by  buying  "poor  hogs 
or  shoats"  and  feed  "International  Stock  Food"  which 
Boon  makes  them  salable.  "International  Stock  Food" 
will  cause  hogs  to  be  marketed  in  from  one  to  two 
months  less  time  than  can  possibly  be  done  without  it, 
provided,  of  course,  that  its  use  is  commenced  with  the 
pigs.  It  cannot  do  this  when  you  only  feed  a  short 
time  at  the  last  30  or  60  days.  We  do  not  claim  mirac- 
ulous results.  We  simply  ask  honest,  intelligent  feed- 
ers to  give  it  a  fair  practical  test.  The  writer  raised 
hogs  for  many  years  and  we  make  no  claim  not  justi- 
fied by  facts.  Hogs  will  show  a  gain  of  one-half  lb. 
extra  per  day  when  fed  "International  Stock  Food" 
over  the  usual  plan  of  regular  corn  feed.  Often  the 
gain  will  be  greator  but  this  will  depend  on  the  condi- 
tion of  the  system  before  using  it. 

THE    BEST    BOAR. 

The  condition  of  boars  is  too  often  neglected.  Any 
boar  will  be  "surer"  and  get  strong,  vigorous,  healthy 
pigs  by  keeping  his  system  in  perfect  condition  with 
"  International  Stock  Food.*'  It  will  give  him  greatly 
increased  vigor  and  the  pigs  will  have  extra  strong 
constitutions  which  will  enable  them  to  ward  o£E  dis- 
ease. The  cheapest  and  safest  way  to  fight  Hog  Chol- 
era is  to  commence  with  the  boar  and  sow  even  before 
being  coupled  and  keep  feeding  "  International  Stock 
Pood  "  while  the  sow  is  carrying  the  pigs  and  continue 
after  they  are  farrowed.  It  is  much  cheaper  to  prevent 
disease  in  your  hogs  than  allow  them  to  commence  to 
die.  When  disease  is  once  started  it  may  cost  you  $50 
to  get  it  stopped  and  not  including  the  value  of  hogs 
that  are  sure  to  die.  An  "ounce  of  prevention"  is  worth 
many  times  more  than  the  "pound  of  cure"  in  the  case 
Oi  ;Iog  Cholera. 

WORMS    IN    HOGS. 

In  many  cases  where  hogs  are  not  thriving  it  is  on 
account  of  worms.  When  you  suspect  anything  of  the 
kind  use  "  International  Stock  Food  "  at  once.  Large- 
ly increase  the  size  of  each  feed  of  "  International 
Stock  Food"  for  one  week  as  directed  in  "Special 
Book  of  Directions,"  which  is  in  the  top  of  every  pack- 
age, and  it  will  free  them  from  worms,  thoroughly 
strengthen  the  system  and  start  quick  growth.  Some 
breeders  write  that  their  yards  were  covered  with 
worms  after  following  this  treatment.    It  is  sure  to  ex- 

Eel  all  worms  if  our  directions  are  fdllowed.  Your 
ogs  will  not  thrive  when  greatly  troubled  with  worms. 
•'  International  Stock  Food  "  is  very  cheap  to  use  and 
gives  never  failing  good  results  when  used  for  this 
purpose. 


DEMAND  A  RELIABLE  GUARANTEE. 

Beware  of  New  Remedies  Put  Out  by 
Unreliable  Companies. 

The  country  is  being  flooded  with  new  prepara- 
tions for  hogs  and  other  live  stock.  Some  of  them 
are  rank  swindles  and  put  up  by  people  who  have 
no  knowledge  of  live  stock  nor  of  the  action  of 
medicine.  .  Their  main  object  is  to  sell  by  making 
great  clairns  and  dodging  giving  the  purchaser  a 
reliable  guarantee.  They  know  that  they  can  sell 
only  once  in  any  locality.  You  may  rest  assured 
that  when  a  man  or  company  claims  to  have  a 
never  failing  cure  for  Hog  Cholera,  that  they  are 
making  statements  absolutely  false  and  they  are 
either  ignorant  or  swindlers.  Every  editor  of  a  re- 
liable "  Farm  Journal "  will  tell  you  that  this  state- 
ment is  correct  because  it  is  directly  contrary  to 
medical  science  and  practical  experience.  A  never 
failing  cure  will  never  be  discovered  for  any  disease, 
animal  or  human. 

Physicians  have  studied  human  disease  for 
hundreds  of  years.  After  they  find  a  sure  cure  for 
Pneumonia,  Yellow  Fever,  Asiatic  Cholera,  Diph- 
theria, Small  Pox,  etc.,  C^°^  then  you  can  reason- 
ably expect  a  sure  cure  for  Hog  Cholera.  Use  the 
same  common  sense  about  your  sick  animals  that 
you  do  for  your  sick  children.  With  the  best  of 
care  and  the  best  of  physicians,  many  children  die 
even  of  measles.  If  doctors  lose  many  cases  of 
such  a  simple  disease  as  measles  what  reason  have 
you  to  believe  any  man  that  tells  you  be  has  a 
sure  cure  for  that  terrible  disease  Hog  Cholera? 
If  you  stop  to  think  a  moment  you  know  such  claims 
cannot  be  true.  Many  of  these  hog  remedies  are 
put  up  by  men  who  simply  pick  up  some  receipt  and 
they  know  absolutely  nothing  in  regard  to  veter- 
inary medical  science.  They  will  not  guarantee  a 
cure  and  if  they  did  their  guarantee  is  worthless, 
as  they  do  not  have  any  financial  backing.  "  Inter- 
national Stock  Food"  was  originated  by  a  druggist 
and  practical  stock  breeder  and  every  pound  is 
sold  on  a  "  Spot  Cash  Guarantee  "  to  cure  or  pre- 
vent Hog  Cholera  and  to  cause  quick  growth.  The 
guarantee  is  backed  by  a  company  having  a  paid  in 
capital  of  $300,000,  so  that  you  know  it  is  reliable. 
We  take  all  of  the  risk  of  "  International  Stock 
Food  "  failing.  We  admit  that  it  will  fail  in  some 
cases,  just  the  same  as  doctors  fail  in  some  cases, 
but  it  gives  satisfactory  results  in  more  than  95  per 
cent,  of  all  tests,  and  when  it  fails  "International 
Stock  Food  "  does  not  cost  the  feeder  anything.  It 
has  stood  the  test  of  years  and  has  the  largest  sale 
for  hogs  of  any  preparation  ever  placed  on  the 
market.  We  guarantee  paying  results  and  back  our 
claims  by  a  reliable  "  Spot  Cash  Guarantee."    Our 

>  immense  sale  proves  that  a  majority  of  farmers 

>  want  to  save  their  hogs  and  make  a  larger  profit,  i 

> — /^.^.^ 

}  "  International  Pheno-Chloro"  is  a  good  dis- 

}    infectant  and  germicide.    Should  be  used  around 

<  every  hog  pen.    Twenty-five  gallons  ready  to  use 

<  only  costs  50  cents.    It  prevents  disease. 


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The  celebrated  Berksiuia  BoWi  "£eatlieibloom"  2ad  (32166)  and  litter  of  pigs.   Troperty  of  the  well-knowa 
Berkshire  breeder,  Jno.Bi  Thompson,  Flattsbnrg,  Mo. 


DO  YOU  BELIEVE   IN  liEW    MACHINERY. 

If  you  believe  in  new  machinery,  improved  breeds 
of  stock,  etc.,  you  certainly  must  admit  that  new  facts 
can  be  discovered  in  regard  to  feeding  live  stock  so  as 
to  insure  perfect  digestion  and  rapid  growth.  "Inter- 
national Stock  Food  "  only  reqjilres  a  practical  test 
for  a  reasonable  length  of  time  in  order^o  prove  that 
stock  can  be  grown  and  fattened  in  less  time  and  on 
less  grain  than  the  average  feeder  uses.  We  simply  ask 
you  to  use  *'  International  Stock  Food  "  on  a  positive 
cash  guarantee  that  it  will  make  you  more  money. 

"  International  Stock  Food  "  is  sold  at  the  regu- 
lar retail  price  which  is  printed  on  every  package. 

EXCEPTION. 

If  a  dealer  is  careless  and  allows  it  to  get  wet  or 
gather  dampness^  in  _  a  frosty  window,  damp  room, 
or  cellar,  etc.,  it  is  liable  to  become  damaged  and 
unfit  to  use  and  it  is  then  sometimes  offered  at  cut 
prices . 

EXCEPTION. 

Now  and  then  we  are  unfortimate  enough  to 
sell  a  bill  of  goods  to  a  dealer  from  whom  it  is  im- 
possible to  collect  the  bill.-  In  a  case  like  this  the 
dealer  swindles  us  out  of  our  pay  and  he  can  well 
afford  to  cut  the  price. 

CURES  DISEASE,  GIVES  RAPQD  GROWTH. 

POETSMOUTH,  lOWA. 

International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen:—!  am  more  than  satisfied  with  the  result 
Dbtained  from  feeding  "International  Stock  Food." 
Uisease  had  made  its  appearance  in  my  herd.  I  fed  ac- 
cording to  directions  and  the  diseased  hogs  are  well  and 
hearty.  The  others  are  doing  better  than  before.  I  can 
fully  recommend  it  to  all  feeders.  Shall  continue  to  feed 
it,  cholera  or  no  cholera,  as  it  more  than  pays  for  itself  by 
saving  grain  or  other  feed.  -  , 

.-.    FRED.  G.  MARTENS, 

dItEAPISURE  FOR  HOG  CHOLERA. 

•.   -.-•-  '  Greenwood,  MissotTEi. 

International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Sirs: — I   strongly  recommend   "International  Stock 
Foot}  "  for  IJog  Cholera,  as  I  have  cured  my  hogs  when 
other- b^rds  in  my  neighborhood  were  almost  extermin- 
ated^ D  £  find  itcbeap  to  use  and  did  not  lose  a  hog. 
ij ci^vj-k:  :  CBA^LES  VANHOY. 


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\  What  Does  it  Cost  to  Feed 
^^International  Stock  Food'' 
At  $14.00  Per  100  Lbs.7 

The  average  feed  of  "International  Stock  Food"  for 
Fattening  Hogs  is  two-thirds  of  one  lb.  per  month. 
Only  Costs  lo  cents  per  Montis. 
For  100  to  i25°-Sboats— 

The  average  feed  is  one-third  of  one  lb.  per  month. 
Only  Costs  5  cents  per  Month. 
For  50-lb.  Pigs— 

The  average  feed  is  one-fiif th  of  one  lb.  per  month. 
Only  Costs  3  cents  per  Montb. 

To  use  one  feed  per  day  for  Suckling  Sows — 

Only  Costs  7  cents  per  Montb. 

It  is  not  only  by  far  the  cheapest  to  use  but  it  is 
sold  under  the  strongest  printed  reliable  guarantee 
of  any  similar  preparation  in  the  world.  Our 
guarantee  is  as  good  as  gold. 

On  account  of  small  sized  feed  it  is  much  cheaper 

for  stockmen  to  use  at  $14.00  per  100  lbs.  than  many  t 

other  kinds  would  be  at  $7.00  per  hundred.    Do  not  r 

be  deceived  by  large  package  at  small  price.     They  : 

j  always  require  a  very  large  sized  feed  to  give  results.  Z 

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d  well  as  the  price  per  pound.  '. 

4     E^°°Owing  to  very  superior  vegetable  medication  : 

3  we  obtain  better  results  by  using  a  small  sized  feed  I 

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MADE  HIS  PIGS  GROW  VERY  FAST. 

MaEOA,  iLLINOia, 

I  used  "International  Stock  Food"  on  my  fattening 
hogs  and  young  pigs  last  summer  and  fall.  I  will  say  I 
never  had  hogs  grow  so  fast  in  my  life  and  one  of  my 
neighbors  remarked  that  I  beat  any  man  feeding  hogs  ho 
ever  saw.  I  think  it  pays  well  to  feed  it,  and  I  expect  to 
use  it  right  along.  GOOLDY  FORT,  Stock  Raiser. 

CURED  SICK  HOGS. 

Rochester,  Illinois. 
Deae  Sies:— One  of  my  customers  placed  20  young 
hogs  in  a  pen  to  fatten.  In  a  few  days  they  became  sick 
and  would  not  eat.  He  bought  a  pail  of  "International 
Stock  Food'  •  of  me,  and  tells  me  today  that  he  only  fed 
It  a  short  time  before  they  commenced  to  eat,  and  in  a 
short  time  were  perfectly  well  and  thriving  rapidly. 
This  is  the  universal  report  I  am  receiving  from  the  sale 
Of  your  food.  -  y,  M.  JifiBAY.    , 


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INTERNATIOlTAir  STOCK  BOOK. 


PREVEE3TS  AND 
CURES  HOG  CHOLERA 

Selma,  Iowa. 
Qentleiien  :  —  Twelve  of 
my  thoroughbred  Chester 
White  hogs  had  the  cholera 
very  bad  and  I  bought  a  pail 
of  "  Saternatioaal  Stock 
Food."  Some  of  the  hogs 
were  so  bad  they  hail  to  bo 
drenched,  but  since  I  com- 
mencod  using  your  Food  I 
have  lost  only  three  head  aud 
the  rest  are  all  right.  I  can 
recommend  "International 
Stock  Food"  as  a  preventive 
or  cure  for  Hog  Cholera  in 
its  worst  form. 

WILL  MICHAEL. 
Breeder  of  Improved  Chester 
White  and  English   Berk- 
shire Swine. 

a'^wonderfuiThog' 
cholera  remedy. 

Geeentille,  Pennstlvania 
Gents  :—  We  had  the  Hog 
Cholera  in  our  herd.and  many 
had  died.  We  commenced  to 
use  "International  Stock 
Food"  and  found  it  a  wonder- 
ful remedy.  We  would  not  be 
without  it,  and  any  one  in  the 
stock-raising  business  should 
not.  It  is  a  great  conditioner 
and  preventive  of  disease. 
HOMEE  BEOS. 


CURED  44  OUT  OF  48. 

MOEEISONVTLLE,     IlLIKOIS. 

I  had  cholera  among  60 
hogs  this  spring.  Had  lost 
twelve,  and  half  the  others 
were  sick.  I  bought  the  "In- 
ternBtlonal  Stock  Food" 
and  after  commencing  its 
use  I  only  lost  four,  and  my 
hogs  are  in  good  condition 
now.  WM.  DEAL. 

Stockman. 

IT  WILL  VANISH  HOG 
CHOLERA. 

SioTJX  Falls,  So.  Dakota. 
Gentlemen  :—  I  had  three 
very  sick  hogs  that  I  had  no 
hopes  of  saving,  but  finally 
concluded  to  try  •'  Interna- 
tional Stock  Food."  It  saved 
my  sick  hogs  and  prevented 
the  disease  from  spreading  to 
the  balance  of  my  herd.  I 
wish  that  every  farmer  would 
give  "International  Stock 
Food  "  a  fair  trial.  I  am  suro 
we  would  have  no  more  sick- 
ness amon^  our  stock.  Your 
guarantee  is  very  fair  to  farm- 
ers. One  of  the  sick  hogs  that 
I  saved  was  a  sow  and  she 
will  now  weigh  over  500  Iba. 
I  would  not  be  without  "  ln» 
ternational  Stock  Food." 
HANS  KODE. 


THE  SUREST  HOG  CHOLERA  CURE  EVER  DISCOVERED. 


CURED   160  SICK  HOGS. 

_  ,         .      ,  _     ,  Paloma,   Illinois. 

International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 
^I  used  "International  Stock  Food"  on  240  head  of 
hogs  last  fall.  When  I  commenced  feeding  it  two- 
thirds  of  my  herd  were  dangerously  sick  with  Cholera, 
and  several  had  died.  I  fed  the  Stock  Food  in  big 
doses,  three  times  a  day,  and  inside  of  a  week  they 
were  cured  and  doing  well.  I  have  tested  the  Food  for 
fattening  purposes  and  am  satisfied  it  gives  stock  an 
extra  gain,  and  that  its  use  for  fattening  will  return  a 
good  profit  to  any  feeder.  I  do  not  expect  to  ever  feed 
without  it.  P.  s.  JUDY,  Je. 

WILL  NOT  EAT. 

If  jrou  think  it  advisable  to  bother  with  a  hog  that  is 
too  sick  to  eatj^  you  can  make  a  thin  gruel  of  "Interna- 
tional Stock  Food"  and  pour  it  down,  and  in  many 
cases  a  hog  in  this  condition  can  be  saved.  "Interna- 
tional Stock  Pood"  will  save  an  animal  in  this  condi- 
tion if  anything  will.    Very  cheap  to  use. 

TOO  SICK  TO  EAT. 

Geoege's  Ceeek,   Texas. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  :— I  had  a  hog  so  sick  that  it  could  not 
walk  and  would  not  eat.  I  felt  sure  it  would  die,  but  I 
bought  a  box  of  "International  Stock  Food"  and 
forced  it  down  the  hog,  and  it  soon  got  all  right  and 
well.  "International  Stock  Food"  is  a  fine  remedy, 
JAY  F.  HICKOK,  Stockman. 

CURED  HIS   DYING  HOGS. 

Amity,    Aekansas. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gents:— This  is  to  certify  that  my  hogs  were  all 
Bick  and  I  bought  "International  Stock  'Food"  which 
cured  all  I  gave  it  to.  Although  I  lost  23  head  before 
using  it,  not  one  died  after.  I  think  it  the  best  I  ever 
saw.    Can't  speak  too  highly  of  it.  J.  E.  MAY. 

STOCK  FOOD  FOR  A  CAR  OF  HOGS. 

Maxwell,    Iowa. 
Dear  Hie  :— Please  give  me  prices  on  "International 
Stock  Food"  in  500-lb.  lots.     1  have  used    "Interna- 
tional Stock  Food"  with  great  success.     I  am  now 
feeding  it  to  a  carload  of  hogs.  8.  H.  DHL, 
Stockman. 


SAFE  FOR  BROOD  SOWS. 

Puxico,   Mesioo. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Deae  Sies:— I  have  tested  "International  Stock 
Food"  on  a  brood  sow,  and  she  now  has  four  of  the 
finest  pigs  in  this  country.  They  are  six  weeks  old  and 
weigh  50  lbs.  J.  W.  SMITH. 

SAVED  THE  SICK  BOARS. 

Noecatue,  Kansas. 
Gentlemen  :— I  was  caring  for  a  herd  of  hogs  that 
had  Hog  Cholera,  when  a  friend  sent  me  some  "  In» 
ternational  Stock  Food."  limmediately  tested  it  on  the 
three  head  of  boars  that  were  flat  down ;  it  saved  two, 
but  one  was  too  far  gone  for  help.  I  wish  to  use  "In- 
ternational Stock  Food"  on  all  my  work  hereafter.  I 
lost  $4,000  worth  of  hogs  one  year  in  Missouri  and  used 

on  one  yard  and on  another,  and  lost  every 

hog  in  both  yards.  I  consider  those  preparations  sure 
death,  but  from  actual  test  I  consider  "International 
Stock  Food"  the  best  on  earth.  J.  P.  SAYLES. 

Breeder  of  Poland-China  Swine. 

HOG  CHOLERA  HAS   NO  TERRORS. 

TWO  LITTERS  OF  PIGS  IN  A  YEAR. 

Gaeden  City,  Missouei. 
Gents  :— After  a  long  siege  of  Hog  Cholera  I  have,  by 
the  use  of  "International  Stock  Food,"  waded  through 
without  the  loss  of  a  hog,  while  it  has  swept  off  hun- 
dreds and  hundreds  all  around  me.  My  neighbors 
have  been  losing  for  eleven  months,  and  it  stUl  lingers 
in  some  localities.  One  of  my  neighbors,  one  mile 
away,  lost  over  100,  my  nearest  neighbor,  40  rods  away, 
some  30,  and  so  on.  At  the  same  time  some  of  their 
stock  was  on  my  place,  running  with  my  hogs.  "Inter- 
national Stock  Food"  kept  my  hogs  healthy  aU.  the 
time.  I  have  never  less  than  50  to  100  hogs  the  year 
round.  By  feeding  "International  Stock  Food"  my 
sows  litter  from  8  to  16  healthy  pigs  twice  a  year.  I 
recommend  "International  Stock  Food"  to  all  farmers 
and  stockmen.  T.  H.  ALLISON, 

Farmer  and  Stockman. 

GOOD    AUTHORITY. 

Jewell,  Iowa. 

Gents: — I  have  used  Interaatlonal  Stock  Food"  and 
feel  that  I  can  recommend  it.  D.  A.  KENT, 

Formerly  professor  of  Agriculture  at  Iowa  Agricultn* 

ral  College,  Ames,  Iowa. 


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CURE  OR  PREVENT  HOG  CHOLERA. 

ALSO  THE  QUICKEST  HOG  GROWER  EVER  DISCOVERED. 

YOUR  MONEY  REFUNDED  IF  IT  EVER  FAILS. 

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REMARKABLE  CURES. 

MowETSTOWN,  Ohio. 
Deab  Sies:— Hog  Cholera  is  raging  here.  We  had 
40  head  of  fat  hogs.  Two  had  died  with  Cholera  and 
three  others  were  sick  when  a  Hog  Cholera  doctor  came 
along  and  said  that  he  would  undertake  to  cure  them 
for  $1.00  per  head,  but  that  the  three  that  were  sick 
there  was  no  cure  for.  We  told  our  partner  to  go  out 
and  feed  them  "International  Stock  Food"  in  double 
doses,  and  we  saved  the  three  that  were  given  up  to 
die,  and  all  the  others  with  less  than  $3.00  worth  of 
"International  Stock  Food."  DIEHL  BROS., 

Dealers. 

PREVENTS  6H0LERA. 

BisMAECK,    Illinois. 
I  have  been  feeding   "International   Stock   Food" 

regularly  to  my  hogs  since  last  fall.  Every  neighbor 
lost  most  of  their  hogs  from  Cholera  except  one  other 
man  who  was  also  feeding  "International  Stock  Pood." 
M^  hogs  kept  perfectly  healthy  and  made  an  excellent 
frain.  My  neighbor's  sick  hogs  got  through  the  fence 
along  with  mine  three  different  times,  but  in  spite  of 
this  none  of  mine  took  sick.  I  would  not  feed  hogs 
without  using  "International  Stock  Pood." 

J.  J.  LAYTON,  Farmer. 

VETERINARY  SURGEONS   ENDORSE 

THIS  FOOD  FOR  HOG  CHOLERA. 

Belle  Centee,   Ohio. 

Gents: — I  have  been  using  International  Stock 
Pood"  on  my  hogs  for  two  years,  and  I  believe  it  to  be 
a  positive  hog  disease  preventive  While  I  have  used 
it  I  never  raised  thriftier  and  nicer  hogs,  while  my 
neighbors  on  all  sides  of  me  lost  their  last  hog.  I  have 
advised  my  neighbors  and  they  are  all  commencing  to 
u»e  "International  Stock  Food,"  and  are  having  no 
crouble  with  diseased  hogs.  I  also  find  it  excellent  for 
ho:«es  and  cattle.  W.  T.  HAERCD, 

Thirty.five  years'  ezperience  as  a  Veterinary  SurgeoQ.   ' 


THE  SURE  CURE. 

HOLSTEIN,     NeBEASKA. 

Gentlemen:— I  would  not  be  withont  "Interna- 
tional Stock  Food"  for  my  hogs  any  more  than  I 
would  go  without  flour  for  my  family.  It  cures  and 
prevents  Hog  Cholera  and  makes  them  grow  fast. 

DAVID  M.  SHOOK,  Farmer. 

CURED  HIS  HOGS  OF  CHOLERA. 

Admire,    Kansas. 

Deae  Sies  : — One  of  my  customers  reported  that  he 

had  29  hog^  that  were  very  sick  with  Hog  Cholera.    He 

had  lost  eight  when  I  sold  him  "International  Stock 

Food."    It  cured  every  hog  and  they  are  growing  fine. 

E.  W.  SMELSEE,  Druggist. 

PREVENTS  HOG  CHOLERA. 

Thorntown,    Indiana. 
Deab  Sies  :— I  have  used  "International  Stock  Food" 
for  four  years  as  a  Hog  Cholera  preventive,  and  I 
raise  150  hogs  per  year.    The  results  have  been  very 
satisfactory.  S.  I.  GHERE, 

Breeder  Poland  China  Hogs. 

IT  CURES  MINNESOTA  HOGS. 

_YoEK,    Minnesota. 
Deab  Sies: — I  am  situated  in  a  good  hog-raising 
country.    I  have  been  selling    "International    Stock 
Food"  in  this  locality  and  it  has  always  given  first- 
class  satisfaction.  E.  E.  RAMAKER,  Dealer. 

BEST  HOG  REMEDY  IN  30  YEARS. 

Dawson,  Missouei. 
Gents  :— I  have  used  all  the  remedies  that  have  been 
introduced  for  30  years,  but  the  "International  Stock 
Food"  is  the  only  one  I  would  rely  on  to  cure  or  pre- 
vent Hog  Cholera.  The  results  are  extraordinary.  It 
also  makes  hogs  grow  rapidly.        C  E.  DAWSON, 

Dealer, 


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25   TONS    SOLD  IN 
PAILS. 

Shenandoah,  Iowa. 
Deak  Sirs  :— I  sold  25  tons  of 
"International  Stock  Food" 

in  25-lb.  pails  in  this  locality 
«uring  the  past  eighteen 
months.  It  is  a  great  remedy 
to  cure  aSnd  prevent  Hog 
Cholera.  G.  BIDDLE. 

HOGS  SAINED  3  LBS. 
PER  DAY. 

Troy  Mills,  Iowa. 
Dear  Sirs  :— My  nogs  were 
more  or  less  diseased  for  two 
years.  I  fed  them  salt,  ashes, 
coal,  etc.,  but  they  got  no  bet- 
ter. I  finally  bought  some 
"International  Stock  Food  " 
and  fed  them,  and  they  are 
now  in  good  health,  do  not 
cough  and  are  growing  rapid- 
ly. Before  I  used  the  food 
they  would  not  eat  or  grow. 
After  I  used  "International 
5tock  Food  "  a  short  time,  I 
am  sure  they  gained  nearly 
3  lbs.  per  day.  It  also  saves 
feed  and  I  would  not  fattea 
without  using  "International 
Stock  Food." 

D.  L.  COQUILLETTE. 


1200    FEEDS 

IN  EACH  25-LB.  PAIL. 

And  it  costs  you  only  $3.50. 

This  cut  is  made  from  a 
photograph  of  our  25-lb.  pail. 
It  is  water  tight  and  make^  a 
desirable  water  bucket.  See 
that  our  trade  mark  is  on 
every  pail.  A  feed  measure 
and  special  16-page  book  of 
directions  is  placed  in  every 
pail.  "International  Stock 
Food  "  is  put  up  in  25  and  50 
cent  and  $1  size  packages; 
also  25-lb.  pails  or  100  and  200- 
Ib.  barrels.  It  is  cheapest  to 
use  in  pails. 


ONE  PAIL  CURES. 

Big  Modnd,    Iowa. 
International  Food  Co., 

Gents  : — My  hogs  were  sick 
wich  Hog  Choleic  and  some 
had  died  when  I  commenced 
using  "International  Stock 
Food"  One  pail  cured  them 
and  I  have  had  no  disease 
since.  It  put  my  hogs  in  a 
very  thriving  condition. 
O.  S.  BAKNES,  Farmer. 


WE  WILL  PAY  YOU  $1000  IF  OUR  TESTIMONIALS  ARE  NOT  GENUSNE. 


PREVENTS  HOG  CHOLERA  FOR  150  HOGS. 

Washburn,    Illinois. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

I  commenced  using  the  "  International  Stock  Food" 
three  years  ago  and  am  feeding  it  today.  Have  been 
using  it  this  spring  on  150  head  of  pigs  and  hogs,  and 
have  not  had  a  sick  one  on  the  place.  My  hogs  have 
grown  rapidly,  and  I  know  it  pays  well  to  feed  it,  and 
take  pleasure  m  recommending  it  to  brother  farmers 
and  breeders.  Have  used  many  other  powders,  but 
"  International  Stock  Food  "  suits  me  better  than  any- 
thing 1  ever  tried.  I  cannot  say  too  much  in  favor  of  it. 
S.  J.  BLACK,  Breeder  of  Poland-China  Swine. 

SURE  CUBE  FOR  HOG  CHOLERA. 

Arcadia,   Louisiana. 

International  Pood  Co.,  Minnfeapolis,  Minn. 
This  is  to  certify  that  we  have  used  "  International 

Stock  Food"  and  have  found  it  to  be  a  sure  cure  for 

Hog  Cholera  and  also  of  great  benefit  to  other  stock. 

We  strongly  recommend  it  as  cheap  acd  good. 
R.  MURPHY,    J.  A.  BREWER,    J.  T.  HOUSTON, 
T.  L.  SMART,  J.  M.  LILES,        J.  WIMBLY. 

GREATEST  KNOWN  HOG  CHOLERA 
PREVENTIVE. 

RiDGEviLLB  Corners,   Ohio. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

We  have  used  100  lbs.  of  "  International  Stock  Food" 
to  our  entire  satisfaction.  We  believe  our  hogs  would 
have  died  with  Hog  Cholera  if  we  had  not  used  it. 
Our  hogs  showed  the  regular  symptoms  of  Cholera, 
and  we  commenced  to  use  "  International  Stock  Food 
strictly  as  directed  and  did  not  lose  a  single  hog,  A 
number  of  our  neighbors  lost  nearly  all  of  their  hogs. 
BURKHOLDER  BROS.,  Poland-China  Breeders. 

CURES  HOG  CHOLERA  AND  GIVES 
RAPID  GROWTH. 

Carrothers,  Ohio. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen: — I  bought  four  shoats  in  Decembar 
weighing  an  average  of  68  lbs.  They  were  coughing 
badTy  and  would  not  eat  and  showed  strong  symptoms 
of  Hog  Cholera.  I  fed  them  "  International  Stock 
Food  "  every  day  and  by  the  middle  of  February  killsd 
two  and  they  weighed  200  lbs.  each.  The  middle  of 
March  I  killed  the  other  two  and  they  weighed  250  lbs. 
each.  I  find  "International  Stock  Food"  will  soon  put 
hoga  in  a  healthy  condition,  and  it  is  very  profitable  to 
feed  it  as  a  growth  promoter  and  fat  producer. 

P.  A.  BUCKMAN. 


PNEUMONIA  IN  HOGS. 

Bowling  Green,    Kentucky. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen: — Yours  of  the  25th  to  hand  containing 
description  of  pneumonia  in  hogs.  I  claim  that  "In- 
ternational Stock  Food  "  is  a  great  help  in  cases  of 
pneumonia.  A  friend  of  mine  came  to  me  one  day  and 
said  his  pigs  were  all  sick  and  coughing.  His  veteri- 
nary told  him  to  give  them  turpentine  for  worms.  I  told 
him  to  stand  back,  if  "International  Stock  Food" 
would  not  cure  them,  nothing  would.  One  was  eo  far 
gone  he  would  not  eat  and  died.  The  veterinary  opened 
him  and  found  both  lungs  badly  affected,  exactly  as  de- 
scribed in  your  letter.  He  pronounced  it  pneumonia 
and  recommended  warm  quarters  and  abundance  of 
CLuinine.  I  placed  them  in  warm  quarters,  but  said  no, 
in  regard  to  the  quinine,  but  that "  International  Stock 
Food  "  would  do  the  work  if  there  was  any  life  in  them. 
They  are  now  in  a  close  pen  and  while  the  weather 
here  is  cold  and  damp,  they  are  prize  winners  and  the 
admiration  of  all  who  see  them,  I  have  had  them 
about  one  month  and  they  have  doubled  in  size  and 
weight.  In  the  above  you  find  the  correct  treatment 
for  pneumonia,  to-wit :  Keep  them  dry  and  warm  and 
feed  large  doses  of  "International  Stock  Food  " 
three  times  per  day,  with  palatable  food,  and  in  nine 
cases  out  of  ten  you  can  cure  them  of  pneumonia  or 
any  other  disease.  My  pigs  are  beauties  and  your  food 
saved  them.  I  feed  all  my  other  hogs  *'  International 
Stock  Food  "  every  day  because  it  pays  in  fattening 
as  well  as  for  health.  No  stockman  can  afford  to  feed 
without  it.  Many  of  my  customers  think  as  highly  of 
the  food  as  I  do.       Yours  truly, 

E.  H.  PORTER,  Commission  Merchant. 

SAVED  HIS   HOGS  WHEN   HUNDREDS  OF 
HOGS  WERE  DYING  OF  THE  CHOLERA. 

Vichy,    Missouri, 
Sirs  :— I  have  been  using  "International  Stock  Food" 

freely,  feeding  my  hogs  regularly,  and  to  my  surprise 
(as  well  as  to  my  neighbors')  I  have  been  the  lucky  one 
to  save  my  hogs,  while  others  within  fifty  yards  of  me 
have  lost  nearly  all  of  theirs  with  Hog  Cholera.  They 
were  so  prejudiced  in  regard  to  stock  food  on  account 
of  having  used  some  worthless,  cheap  stuff  and  receiv- 
ing no  benefit  from  it  that  they  pronounced  it  all  a 
humbug.  Yours,  M.  F.  FRITTS. 

EXPELS  WORMS  FROM  HOGS. 

WooDsoN.    Illinois. 
I  fed  "  Internatlon«I  Stock  Food  "  to  60  head  of  hogs 
last  fall.    They  were  coughing  and  it  soon  cured  them 
and  expelled  worms.  _  It  pays  to  feed  it,  and  I  (k>  not 
intend  to  be  without  it.  J»  EZARD. 


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CURED  EVERY  HOG. 

GeEENWOOD,  MlSSOtTBI. 

Gents:— My  hoga  were  sick 
ith  Cholera  ■when  I  commenced 
sing* '  International  Stock  Food' ' 

id  it  cured  every  hog.    My  hogs 
ire  groTring  rapidly  and  I  still 
je  "International  Stock  Food" 
scause  it  is  cheap  and  good. 
J.  T.  STONE,  Farmer. 

A  STAPLE  CURE. 

Tocsin,  Indiana. 
IGentlemen:  —  "international 
lock  Food"  is  as  staple  with  me 
i  nails,  I  sell  it  on  a  positive 
larantee  and  it  always  gives 
x)d results.  A.P.  KELLY, 
Doalor. 


CURES  AND  FATTEI?JS. 

West  Newell,  Illinois, 
[Cholera  broke  out  in  my  herd 
f.  hogs.  Three  of  them  had  died 
|id  ten  of  the  others  wore  cick 
;henIboughta  pail  of  "Inter- 
itloDQl  Stock  Food"  and  fed  it 
I  largo  dosea,  throe  times  a  day, 
lid  saved  all  but  one,  and  it  was 
lo  sick  tQ_  eat.  It  gives  hogs  an 
:tra  gain  and  keeps  them 
salthy. 

A.  F.  CUNNINGHAM,      • 
Farmer. 


HOG  CHOLERA. 


A  FIVE  YEARS'  TEST. 

EsBON,  Kansas. 
Gentlemen: — I  can  strongly 
recommend  "International  Stock 
Food,"  as  I  have  fed  it  for  five  or 
six  years.  When  I  commenced  to 
feed  it  my  hogs  had  Hog  Cholera, 
but  it  cured  them. 

JOHN  BRENNAN,  Farmer. 


CURES  EVERYWHERE. 

Newton,  Geobgia. 
Gentlemen:— I  have  made  a 
fair  tost  of  "international  5tock 
Food"  as  a  cure  and  preventive 
of  Hog  Cholera.  It  cured  my 
hogs  while  my  near  neighbors 
lost  large  numbers. 

J.  W.  HALL,  Stockman. 


SIX  YEARS'  RESULTS. 

Dannebeog,  NeBEA3KA. 
International  Food  Co., 
Minjicapolis,  Minn. 

DiiAu  Sirs  :— I  have  had  a  great 
many  stockmen  use  "interna" 
tional  itock  Food"  for  Hog 
Cholora  with  the  result  of  abso- 
lute cures.  I  recommend  it  as 
the  best  medicine  for  diseased 
hogs  in  tho  world.  I  have  used 
it  for  over  sis  years. 

E.  MOORE, 
Druggist  and  Stockraiser. 


ORIGINATED    BY   k   PRAGTBOAL   SWINE   BREEOER    AND    DRUGGIST. 


IAS   NEVER   LOST  A   K€)G  Bm&E  USING 
"  INTERNATIONAL  STOQK  F®OD." 

Meleose,  Illinois. 
itemational  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 
Gents:— I  have  used  "international  Stock  Food" 
)r  throe  years  and  think  it  is  tho  best  remedy  to  cure 
id  prevent  Hog  Cholera  that  I  ever  saw.  I  raise  more 
ogs  than  any  other  farmer  in  Melrose  township,  and 
avenot  lost  any  hogs  since  I  began  to  use  "Interna- 
onai  5tock  Food,"  while  my  neighbors  that  have  not 
sad  it  have  had  tho  Cholora  among  their  hogs.  I  use 
right  along  as  a  preventive  because  I  believe  it  is 
le  safest  plan.  It  is  well  worth  the  money  it  costs  for 
le  extra  pounds  it  will  put  on  hogs  when  feeding  them 
ir  the  market.  I  think  that  every  farmer  ought  to 
ie  it.  S.  D.  COOPER, 

8EVEN  YEARS'  TEST  BY  A  PROMINENT 

HOG  BREEDER. 

Delhi,  Iowa. 
itemational  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 
Gentlemen; — Having  used  your  justly  celebrated 
jlntemational  Stock  Food"  on  my  farm  for  tho  past 
|)ven  years  with  the  best  of  results,  I  think  it  no  more 
iian  justice  (not  only  to  you,  but  the  stock-raising  men 
li  general)  that  I  should  relate  my  unprecedented  suc- 
Isss  in  the  swine-breeding  profession.  Too  much  can- 
pt  be  said  in  praise  of  your  valuable  "International 
lock  Food,"  not  only  for  swine,  but  for  each  and 
Very  kind  of  domestic  animals.  I  am  an  extensive 
[reader  of  Chester  Whites  and  have  never  lost  a  hog 
!ith  the  Cholera  or  any  other  malignant  disease  since 
commenced  to  use  your  wonderful  preparation.  I 
ould  not  be  without  this  nature's  valuable  assistant 
>r  five  times  cost.    Respectfully  yours, 

FRANK  WILSON, 
ireeding  and  Importing  of  Chester  Whites  a  Specialty. 

EXPECTED  TO  BURY  THE  HOG. 

Alexis,  Illinois. 
iternational  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 
!  When  I  began  using  the  "International  5tock  Food" 
iiy  hogs  were  in  bad  condition.  Some  had  the  scours 
iad  nearly  all  were  coughing.  In  about  two  weeks  the 
pnghing  was  cured  and  my  herd  was  in  good  shape. 
,  had  one  hog  so  sick  he  could  not  eat  or  stand  up.  I 
lave  him  a  big  dose  of  the  food  that  evening,  but  had 
lo  idea  of  saving  his  life.  Next  morning  J  took  out  a 
|?a_de  expecting  to  bury  the  hog,  but  found  it  up  and 
.ating  with  the  rest.  It  gives  hogs  an  appetite  and  I 
9  B9f  9ip9ct  tp  feed  witt^out  it,  Q,  A,  OLIN, 


IT  CURES  HOG  CHOLERA, 

Nebkaska  City,  Nebeaska. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

SiEs:— lam  having  e  fine  trade  on  "International 
Stock  Food."  Have  had  a  great  many  stockmen  use  it 
for  hogs  sick  with  tho  so-called  Cholera,  with  absolute 
cures.  Ship  me  ten  dozen  at  once.  Sold  30  boxes  in 
last  two  days.  J.  W.  BOURNE,  M.  D.,  Driggist. 

CURES  HOG  CHOLERA  IN  THE  SOUTH. 

ASHBUEN,  GeOEGIA. 

Gentlemen :— My  last  supply  of  "International 
Stock  Food"  is  nearly  gone.  It  proves  so  effectual  not 
only  in  preventing  but  curing  Hog  Cholera  that  people 
come  for  miles  to  get  it.  Others  recommend  it  very 
highly  for  horses  and  cattle.  I  feel  confident  that 
"international  Stock  Faod"  is  as  staple  a  commodity 
here  now  as  flour.  Please  make  me  another  shipment 
at  once.  W.  A.  MURRAY, 

General  Merchandise. 

REMARKABLE  CURE  OF  HOG  CHOLERA. 

Belden,  Texas. 
Gents:— Some  time  ago  Hog  Cholera  broke  out 
among  the  swine  in  my  vicinity.  As  soon  as  my  hogs 
began  to  show  any  symptoms  of  disease  I  began  to  feed 
large  feeds  of  "International  Stock  Food,"  and  al- 
though hogs  died  all  around  me  by  the  hundreds,  I  did 
not  lose  one.  "International  Stock  Food"  is  a  boon  to 
stockmen.  F.  C.  CALLAWAY. 

FROM  HON.  ROBT.  W.  FURNAS, 
OF  NEBRASKA. 

Brownvillb,    Nebeaska. 
Deae  Sies: — Some  three  years  since  I  used  "inter- 
national Stock  Food."    It  gave  me  entire  satisfaction. 
What  will  you  sell  me  100  pounds  for?    I  have  been  out 
of  the  hog  breeding  and  feeding  for  the  past  two  years. 
Am  working  into  it  again.    Yery  truly,     „„„^, .  „ 
ROBT.  W.  FURNAS, 
Secretary  State  Board  of  Agriculture. 

CooIdAYS^TeEDING  costs  30  CENTS. 

>  It  will  only  cost  about  30  cents  to  feed  "Intema- 

>  tional  Stock  Food"  to  one  hog  for  three  months. 
f  Your  hog  will  gain  45  pounds  extra  weight  over  the 

usual  plan  of  com  fattening.     Be  sure  and  remem- 
ber that  we  guarantee  paying  results. 


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This  Engraving  was  made  from  a  photograph  sent  ns  hy  Mr.  A.  K.  Campbell,  of  Bainhiidge,  Ind. 
It  shows  his  hog  when  he  commenoed  feeding  "International  Stock  Food." 


THESE    FARMERS   ARE    AS    HONEST   AS   YOU    IN    THEIR    STATEMENTS. 


A  WONDERFUL  PREPARATION  FOR  HOGS. 

Maysville,  Kentucky. 
Gentlemen: — I  have  1136(1  "  International  5tock 
Pood  "  among  my  hogs  and  am  altogether  pleased  with 
the  results.  I  had  a  fine  lot  of  pigs,  they  were  attacked 
with  a  disease  similar  to  cholera  and  were  dying  at  the 
rate  of  three  a  day.  I  take  pleasure  in  stating  that 
after  I  began  the  use  of  "International  Stock  Pood" 
I  did  not  lose  another  one. 

THOS.  M.  LASHBEOOKE. 

STARTS  QUICK  GROWTH  IN  PIGS. 

AiiVAN,  Illinois. 
Gbnts  : — I  have  some  pigs  and  shoats  that  were  not 
thriving.  Within  two  weeks  after  commencing  to  use 
**  International  Stock  Pood  "  I  hardly  knew  they  were 
my  own  shoats.  They  made  an  extraordinary  gain.  It 
pays  farmers  to  feed  it.  O.  J.  GEITTON. 

TESTED  ON  TWO  LOTS  OF  HOGS. 

Clahksbueg,    Missouri. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gents  :— I  separated  my  hogs  into  two  lots,  and  to 
one  I  fed  "International  Stock  Pood"  and  to  the 
other  lot  I  did  not.  The  hogs  that  I  fed  "Interna- 
tional Stock  Pood  "  to  fattened  re  narkably  fast,  while 
the  other  did  not.  This  is  positive  proof  i  hat  it  pays  to 
use  your  food.  S.  J.  BRATTON,  Stockman. 

THE  WONDERFUL  PIG  GROWER. 

Mertius,  Texas. 
Gentlemen  :— I  had  some  pigs  which  had  been  fed 
on  sorghum,  and  from  this  or  other  causes,  had  become 
mangy  and  lost  their  appetites.  They  looked  like 
"razorbacks."  I  commenced  feeding  "International 
Stock  Pood"  to  them,  and  in  about  three  weeks  they 
were  under  headway  and  I  am  willing  to  put  them 
against  any  hogs.  "International  Stock  Pood"  is 
cheap  to  use  and  gives  fine  results.       I.  O.  BROWN. 

SAVED  95  OUT  OF  100  SICK  HOGS. 

SOMMERFORDS,      OhIO. 

Gentlemen:— I  used  "International  Stock  Pood" 
for  my  hogs  when  they  had  the  hog  cholera.  They 
were  all  sick,  but  1  only  lost  five  head  out  of  about  100, 
and  in  three  weeks  they  were  all  as  well  as  usual. 


HOG  RECORD  ON  WHEELS. 

Exiea,   Iowa. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  :— We  have  fed  our  entire  bunch  of  hogs, 
consisting  of  250  head,  for  the  past  four  months,  with 
"  International  Stock  Food."  Our  hogs  have  dons 
better  than  any  previous  year,  and  while  there  has 
been  a  loss  by  disease  of  over  half  of  the  hogs  in  thia 
vicinity,  we  have  not  lost  a  single  hog.  W©  can  fully 
recommend  "International  Stock  Pood "  to  all  farm' 
ers  and  feeders.  We  have  just  finished  feeding  a  car 
load  of  hogs  for  which  we  made  a  liberal  use  of  "Inter- 
national Stock  Pood"  for  last  three  months.  They 
averaged  458  pounds  when  loaded  into  the  car  here  ana 
457  pounds  when  unloaded  at  Chicago  after  makinga. 
300  mile  trip.  They  commanded  the  highest  price.  Wo 
send  you  a  photograph  of  the  car  just  as  it  appeared 
on  the  way  to  Chicago.  The  large  cloth  signs  were 
placed  on  both  sides  of  the  car.  The  only  way  to  suc- 
cessfully feed  hogs  is  to  use  a  good  tonic  and  system 
invigorator  in  order  to  prevent  disease  and  we  strongly 
recommend  "International  Stock  Pood"  as  being 
very  cheap  to  use  and  of  superior  merit. 

HENSLEY  BROS.,  Breeders  and  Shippers. 

USED   12  POUNDS   AND    CLEARED  $75.00 
ON  12   HOGS. 

Winnebago,  Illinois. 
This  is  to  certify  that  I  purchased  12  hogs  that  came 
to  market  and  were  refused  by  the  stock  buyer.  I  took 
them  home  and  kept  them  eight  weeks  and  then 
brought  them  back  and  sold  them  at  a  net  profit  of 
$75.00,  and  only  used  12  pounds  of  "  International 
Stock  Food."  I  have  used  "International  Stock  Food" 
for  the  past  four  years  and  would  not  raise  stock  with- 
out it.  W.  E.  BURDiCK,  Farmer. 

MAKES  HOGS  EAT  AND  GROW. 

DupoNT,  Georgia. 
Dear  Sirs  :— We  have  sold  out  all  the  bill  of  "Inter- 
national Stock  Food"  that  we  bought  from  you  some 
time  ago.  Our  Mr.  Hughes  had  a  sow  that  would  not 
eat  a  handful  of  corn  a  day.  He  began  feeding  "Inter- 
national Stock  Pood  "  to  her  and  she  began  to  improve 
immediately.  She  is  well  now  and  will  soon  bring 
forth  a  litter  of  pigs.  Please  ship  the  order  for  eight 
dozen  more  at  once.  We  can  recommend  "Interna' 
tionai  Stock  Pood"  to  all  stock  raisers. 

PUGHES  &  PBGISTgR, 


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IMs  Eugraving  was  cade  from  a  photograph  sent  ns  by  Mr.  A.  S.  Oampbell,  of  Bainbridge,  Ind.    It  shows  the  aasa.9  '  ^ 
hog  at  the  end  of  one  hnndred  days  after  coininenoing  to  feed  "International  Stook  Food." 


THIS  HOG  GAINED  400  POUNDS  IN  100  DAYS.  ^ 

A  WONDERFUL  GAIN  OF  4  POUNDS  EVERY  DAY,  \ 

InterDational  Food  Co.,  Mianeapolis,  Minn.  Bainbeidge,    Indiana. 

Gentlemen  : — Inclosed  find  two  photographs  of  an  old  sow.  They  were  taken  before  and  after  feeding 
"  International  Stock  Food"  and  show  the  result.  This  sow  gained  400  pounds  in  100  days.  I  fed  her  about 
75  cents  worth  of  "International  Stock  Food"  aiid  20  bushels  of  corn  with  some  slop.  The  total  cost  of  the 
"Internationai  Stock  Food"  and  grain  I  fed  was  less  than  $5.00.  How  is  that  for  profit?  Over  200  per  cent 
profit  is  a  very  satisfactory  rate.  One  of  my  neighbors  gave  me  the  sow  because  he  thought  she  would  die 
within  a  week.  She  could  not  walk  to  ray  place,  a  distance  of  one  and  a  half  miles,  and  I  had  to  haul  her.  I 
never  saw  or  heard  of  any  "Stock  Food"  having  such  great  value  as  a  conditioner  and  fattener.  I  had  fed  a 
good  deal  of  "loternational  Stock  Food"  before  this  and  take  pleasxire  in  recommending  its  constant  use  by 
all  farmers.  A.  K.  CAMPBELL. 


MAKES  SHOATS  EAT. 

Coal  Ceeek,  Iowa. 
•  Deae  Bras :— After  having  thoroughly  tested  "Inter- 
national  Stock  Food"'  I  most  heartily  recommend  it  for 
the  use  of  all  hog  raisers,  Some  of  my  shoats  got  so 
they  would  not  eat,  but  a  few  feedings  of  "lHtcrnation« 
•i  Stock  Pood"  put  them  in  thriving  condition.  Itia 
also  splendid  for  other  stock.  A.  M.  SPENCER. 

GREAT  FOR  FATTENING  HOGS. 

Beeathedsville,    Maetland. 
Gents:— I    have  thoroughly  tested    "Internatloaal 
'Stock  Food"  for  fattening  hogs  and  find  that  it  gives 
paying  results  for  this  purpose.    It  also  cures  cough- 
ing. ANDREW  MILLER. 

^>y>^  ^"'^quickly'cured?'^'^'''^^'^ 

Jansen,    Nebeaska. 
Gentlemen  :— My  hogs  were  taken  with  Hog  Cholera 
«nd  I  had  lost  two  when  1  commenced  feeding  •'inter- 
national Stock  Food."    It  cured  them  at  ouce,  and  I 
consider  it  exactly  as  represented.       E.  MARTIN, 

Farmer. 

Hl¥lH0GslHAD'R0fTEirFLES^ 

Alexis,  Illinois. 
Gentlemen  :— Hog  Cholera  broke  out  in  my  herd  of 
106  hogs.  Sixteen  had  died  and  25  of  the  others  were 
BO  weak  they  could  hardly  stand.  Large  pieces  of  rot- 
ten flesh  would  drop  from  their  bodies.  I  put  these  25 
In  a  separate  lot  and  fed  them  "International  Stock 
Food  "  and  saved  eight.  I  fed  it  to  the  balance  of  my 
herd  and  they  have  kept  in  a  healthy  condition.  **  In- 
ternational Stock  Food"  has  done  more  for  me  than 
the  company  claims.  I  find  that  it  gives  hogs  a  very 
rapid  growth  and  shall  continue  to  use  it  for  fattening 
purposes.  W.  SCOTT. 


HOG  BREEDER  FOR  TWENTY-FIVE  YEARS. 

Shaepsville,  Indiana. 
This  is  to  certify  that  I  have  used  "International 
Stock  Food,"  manufactured  by  International  Food  Co., 
Minneapolis,  Minn.,  and  most  cheerfully  recommend 
it  to  all  men  who  own  or  handle  any  kind  of  stock,  aa 
a  great  health  promoter  and  invigorator  for  all  kinds 
of  animals,  giving  an  appetite  and  aiding  in  the  assim- 
ilation of  their  food,  purifying  the  blood  and  tberoby 
preventing  disease  and  consequent  loss. 

W.  A.  MAZE,     ' 
Breeder  of  Pure  Bred  Swine  for  Twenty-five  Years  and 
Member  of  the  Indiana  State  Board  of  Agricultur* 
for  the  Thirteenth  District. 
Mr,  Maze  has  had  charge  of  the  Swine  Department 
of  the  Indiana  State  Fair  for  three  ;  ears. 

icEEPsltiOGslH^itLTIIYl  ^'^^ 

Haeeisbdeg,    Aekansas. 
SiBS:— I  use  "International   Stook  Food"  all  tha 
time  and  it  is  a  fine  success.  My  hogs  are  healthy  while 
my  nearest  neighbor  lost  76  head.    It  is  the  food  for 
hog  raisers.  W.  D.  HARGRAVES, 

Ridge  Valley  Berkshire  Farm. 

^PREVEJinrSHOG"DISEAs£ 

Blttheville,  Aekansas. 
Gents: — I  am  using  "International  Stock  Food"  and 
have  not  had  a  sick  hog  this  year,  while  all  my  neigh- 
bors have  had  sick  hogs  and  have  lost  a  good  many. 
The  health  of  my  hogs  is  due  to  "International  Stock 
Pood."  B.  ZAMBEST. 


]'"■'■ 


'International  Pheno-Cbloro"  never  fails  aa  •  E 
^  disinfectant   and   germicide.    Every  bog  breeder  f. 

E'    uld  U5e  it.    ^^~25  gallons  ready  for  use  only  t 
ta  60  cents."'^!    It  prevents  many  ditcaaea.  ^ 


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THE  GREAT  HOG  FAT- 
TENER. 

Blandinsv.lle,  Illinois. 
To  whom  it  may  concern  : 

From  my  personal  knowl- 
edge I  know  "International 
btock  Food"  to  be  the  best 
and  cheapest  preparation  of 
the  kind  on  the  market.  It 
will  fatten  hogs  or  other 
stock  in  three-fourths  the 
usual  time  and  insure  free- 
dom from  disease.  Young 
pigs  grow  rapidly,  and  it  in- 
creases the  flow  of  milk  in 
brood  sows.  It  certainly 
pays  a  big  return  to  any  feed- 
er. Have  tried  many  other 
foods,  but  never  found  any- 
thing to  equal  "International 
Stock  Food."  W.  S.  DAVIS, 
Breeder  of  Pure  Bred  China 

Hogs. 

EXTRA  GOOD  FOR 
BROOD  SOWS. 

Cambridge,  Illinois. 
Gents:— I  have  used  "In- 
ternational 5tock  Food"  for 
brood  sows  and  young  pigs- 
It  made  a  great  improvement 
in  the  sows  and  caused  the 
pigs  to  make  a  remarkable 
growth.  It  certainly  pays 
feeders.  WM.  DENGELi. 


3  FE^EDS  Eli  ONE  CENTT 


INTERNATIONAL  STOCK  FOOe 

MAKES    SOWS  B»ipE  MORE  PIOS-.~. 

SAVES    PICS    FROM    HOC   CHOLERA 

QUICKEST  PIG  GROWER  EWORLD 


MAKES  PIGS  WEIGH  260  TO  300  Lbs.  AT  SIX  MONTHS 

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FOR  BROOD  SOWS 

AND   PIGS. 

■^  iOLiN,  South  Dakota, 
Gentlemen:  —  "  InteroL 
tional  3tock  Food"  gives  er 
cellent  satisfaction  to  all  my| 
customers.  I  have  r='»d  it 
and  can  say  that  for  orood 
sows  and  young  pigs  it  is  the 
best  preparation  I  have  ever 
ustd.both  to  maintain  ' — '*b 
and  proBsote  growth. 

L.  G.  PALMliK, 
Druggist     and    Stockraiser, 


TESTED   FIVE  YEARS. 

Ionia,  Michigan. 
Having  sold  "International 
Stock  Food"  for  the  past  five 
years,  it  affords  rue  great 
pleasure  to  bear  testimony  to 
its  excellent  qualities.  Dur- 
ing these  years  \  have  sold 
several  gross  of  it  and  deem 
it  justice  to  the  manufactur- 
ers to  say  that  customers  arc 
well  satisfied  with  results.  In 
view  of  my  satisfactory  ex- 
perience with  this  food,  I  es- 
teem it  a  privilege  to  recom- 
mend it  to  all  merchants  in 
quest  of  an  article  of  this 
character  that  sells  freely. 
WM.  E.  I£ELSEY,    Druggist, 


IT  WILL  MAKE  YOU  25  TO  100  %  EXTRA  PROFIT  IN  RAISING  PIGS. 


, 


16    PIGS  fi  ONE   SOW. 

WONDERFUL  RESULTS. 

Catlin,   Illinois. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

I  had  a  sow  five  years  old  last  fall  that  was  very  sick, 
would  not  eat  and  could  not  get  up.  She  was  reduced 
to  skin  and  bones  and  was  almost  dead.  A  neighbor 
recommended  "International  Stock  Food"  for  which 
J.  Wilse  Tilton,  Catlin,  111.,  is  your  agent.  I  bought  a 
3-lb.  box  (50  cents)  and  began  to  drench  her  with  it. 
She  began  to  get  better  the  first  day,  soon  had  an  appe- 
tite, and  before  I  had  given  her  the  entire  box  she  was 
well.  On  the  25th  day  of  May  she  had  sixteen  pigs, 
but  as  she  had  but  fourteen  teats,  she  could  only  raise 
fourteen  of  the  pigs.  The  sow  and  pigs  are  healthy 
today.  I  wish  to  recommend  "  International  Stock 
Food"  to  all  stockmen.  THOMAS  E.  JONES. 

Sworn  Statement. 

His  Sow  Had  Fifteen  Strong,  Healthy  Pigs. 
"International  Stocl<  Food"  Is  a  Splendid 
Preparation  For  Brood  Sows. 

State  of  Indiana,  ) 
Codntt  of  DuBois,  5     • 

Personally  there  appeared  before  me,  Thomas  J. 
Nolan,  a  notary  public,  in  and  for  said  County  and 
State,  Tnomas  G.  Ellis,  who  resides  at  Ellsworth,  Ind., 
and  made  this  statement :  One  of  our  sows  had  a  litter 
of  15  pigs  in  January,  and  they  were  all  well  and  strong 
for  two  months,  when  two  of  them  were  killed  by  acci- 
dent. We  commenced  feeding  the  sow  "International 
Stock  Food"  in  September,  and  fed  it  regularly  while 
she  was  with  pig,  and  while  she  was  suckling  the  pigs. 
and  they  grew  rapidly.  We_  also  use  "international 
Stock  Food"  at  the  present  time  for  our  brood  sows. 
THOMAS  G.  ELLIS. 

Sworn  to  and  subscribed  before  me, 

THOMAS  J.  NOLAN,  Notary  Public. 

FEED  IT  TO  YOUR  BROOD  SOWS. 

Delmae,    Iowa. 
Deas  Sirs:— Send  me  2,50  lbs.   "International  Stock 

Food."  I  bolievo  your  Stock  Food  is  the  very  best  thing 
for  swine  breeders,  because  my  brood  sows  show  the 
results  very  plainly.  I  feed  them  corn  for  morning  and 
slop,  for  noon  and  night,  with  "International  Stock 
Food"  in  it.  I  am  saving  one  feed  per  day,  and  my 
BOWS  are  ia  flue  coudition  and  their  pigs  are  fat  and 
healthy.  P.  B.  BEITZENDEFFEB. 


A  VALUABLE  SOW  CURED. 

McRae,  Geoegia 
Deae  Sies  :— I  had  a  fine  sow  that  was  with  pig,  andl 
one  morning  she  was  taken  sick  with  staggers  or' 
something  of  the  sort.  I  commenced  feeding  "Interna-i 
tional  Stock  Food,"  and  within  three  days  she  was 
much  better.  I  think  it  a  good  medicine  for  diseased; 
stock.  J.  T.  BARRETT,  Stockman. 

EXTRA  GAIN  OF  4,500  POUNDS.  I 

One  hundred  head  of  hogs  or  shoats  will  only  require 
about  250  lbs.  of  "international  Stock  Food"  for  aboatr 
three  months  and  will  cost  you  $35.00.  It  will  givej 
you  an 

Extra  Gain  of  4,500  lbs.  of  Pork  on  100  Hogs.! 

At  four  cents  per  lb.,  this  would  be  $180.00.  Deduct-i 
ing  the  $35.00,  would  leave  $145.00  actual  profit.  A  prac- 
tical test  will  prove  this.  Place  10  or  25  head  in  one 
lot  and  10  or  25  head  in  another.  Use  "  International 
Stock  Food"  with  one  lot  for  90  days,  and  if  you  are 
not  satisfied  with  the  extra  gain,  your  money  will  be 
refunded.  It  also  keeps  them  healthy.  We  invite  you 
to  make  a  practical  test  forgo  days  on  these  conditions: 
If  it  fails  it  costs  you  nothing^.  You  could  not  have  a 
fairer  offer. 

FROM  30  LB.  RUNTS  TO  400  LB.  HOGS. 

Cornell,    Nebraska. 
Gents:— .1  used   "International  Stock  Food"  for 

some  pigs  that  were  badly  stunted.  They  were  six 
months  old  and  only  weighed  30  lbs.  Their  appetite, 
soon  improved,  their  hair  soon  looked  healthy,  andl 
they  made  a  good  growth  from  that  time  on,  until  I; 
sold  them,  when  they  averaged  400  lbs. 

EBEN  JOHNSON,  Farmer. 

MAKES  SOW  AND  PIGS  FAT. 

West  Mills,    Nebeaska. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen:— I  have  fed  "International  Stock 
Food"  for  over  two  years,  and  I  consider  it  a  good 
medicated  food  for  hogs  as  well  as  for  other  live  stock. 
It  has  prevented  Hog  Cholera  and  made  my  hogs  grow 
faster  than  anything  I  ever  used.  I  had  an  old  sow 
that  would  not  eat  and  starved  her  pigs.  After  givinff 
her  "International  Stock  Food"  I  never  saw  anything 
eat  so  groodily  in  my  life.  The  sow  and  pigs  are  gain- 
ing flesh  vory  rapidly.  S.  W>^  KEfi. 


INTERNAflOMAL^Sf OCK   BOOK. 


87 


THREE  YEARS  HOG  TEST. 

Alvan,  Illinois. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 
Deab  Sirs:— I  have  used  "International 
Stock  Food"  for  three  years,  have  tested  it 
for  disease  and  found  it  perfect.  Can  keep 
my  brood  sows  fat  on  half  the  grain  wheQ 
using  "International  Stock  Fooci"  I  would 
Qot  do  without  it  for  double  the  price. 

AARON  VANDOEN.    i 


MAKES  FARMERS  MONEY. 

Mesquite,  Texas. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 
Gents  :— I  have  used  "International  Stock 
Food"  and  can  say  that  it  is  the  best  thing 
of  the  sort  1  ever  used.  It  is  better  than 
you  claim.  A  50-ceat  box  is  worth  $5  in 
many  cases  of  sick  hogs.  A  hog  that  is  fed 
"InternatioisFl  Stock  Food"  from  the  start 
will  weigh  one-third  more  in  six  or  eight 
months  than  those  who  do  not  get  it. 

E.  H.  VANCE. 


DT  WILL  PAY  YOU  TO  FEED  ^^INTERNATIONAL  STOCK  FOOD'^ 


ABSOLUTELY  PREVENTS  HOG  CHOLERA. 

Beaton,  Illinois. 
Sms:— I  have  thoroughly  tested  "International 
Stock  Food"  on  my  hogs  and  have  not  lost  one  while 
the  cholera  has  been  all  around  me.  It  is  a  groat  pre- 
ventive and  my  hogs  grow  rapidly.  I  have  usod  five 
pails.  W.  P.  CRISWELL, 

Breeder  of  Poland-China  Hogs. 

GRAND  SUCCESS  WITH  HOGS. 

Utica,  Nebraska. 
Deae  Sies  :— I  have  thoroughly  tested  "International 
Stock  Food,"  having  used  it  for  over  two  years  with 
grand  succesa  and  know  it  is  much  the  cheapest  Stock 
Food  to  use.  It  keeps  my  stock  in  fine  condition.  The 
first  $14  worth  I  fed  to  my  hogs  net  me  fully  $75. 

A,  M.  POLLOCK, 
Breeder  of  Poland-China  Swine. 

A  RELIABLE  STOCK  FOOD. 

Delano,  Minnesota. 
Deab  Sies  : — We  gave  your  salesman  an  order  for 
"International  Stock  Food"  Please  ship  at  once  as 
\fe  are  entirely  out.  We  have  another  kind  in  stock, 
but  people  will  not  buy  it  and  insist  on  having 
"International  Stock  Food" 

CONZET,  DARROW  &  CO. 

CURED  HOG  CHOLERA. 

MOEEISONVILLB,     ILLINOIS. 

I  had  what  appeared  to  be  Cholera  among  60  hogs 
this  spring.  Had  lost  twelve,  and  half  the  others 
were  sick.  I  bought  the  "International  Stock  Food" 
and,  after  commencing  its  use,  I  only  lost  four,  and  my 
hogs  are  in  good  condition  now.  WM  DEAL, 

Stockman. 

CHEAPEST  FOR  HOGS. 

Beloit,    Kansas. 
Sies  :— I  have  used  "International  Stock  Food"  and 
like  it  very  much.    It  assists  nature  to  digest  and  as- 
similate the  grain.    I  have  used  ,  but  I  find 

that  "International  Stock  Pood"  is  much  cheaper  and 
I  shall  stand  by  your  product.  W.  L.  RICORD, 

Poland-China  Breeder. 

600  LBS.  USED  FOR  HOGS. 

,  Bennett,    Nebeabka. 

Gentlemen  :  ~  I  have  used  '  'International  Stock 
Food"  and  know  its  value,  and  can  recommend  it  high- 
ly. I  have  fed  600  pounds  of  "food"  in  herd  of  Improved 
Chester  Swine,  and  during  that  time  I  did  not  have 
one  sick  pig  or  hog,  and  only  one  that  could  be  called  a 
runt.  I  think  that  "Fntemetional  Stock  Food"  is  the 
best  preparation  for  hogs  and  pigs  ever  puf.  up.  It  is 
so  cheap  to  use  that  any  man  raising  any  kind  of  stock 
cannot  afford  to  be  without  it.  Only  costs  from  five 
to  ten  ceni  s  per  month.  My  pigs  at  six  months  of  age 
weighed  200  pounds  each,  and  lonly  fed  "International 
Stock  Food"  once  per  day.  F.  A.  GROVER, 

Breeder  of  Ohio  Imp.  Chastera. 


HE  CHANGED  HIS  SYSTEM  FROM  CURING 

TO  PREVENTING  HOG  CHOLERA. 

■  Princeton,  Indiana. 
Deae  Sies  :— I  have  been  in  the  hog  business  as  well 
as  farming  for  twenty-five  years,  and  during  that  timo 
have  paid  considerable  attention  to  swine,  and  TJ'jg 
Cholera.  This  great  disease  has  swept  our  neighbor- 
hood time  after  time.  In  1893  I  commenced  usin^f 
"intematicaeS  Stock  Food"  as  a  preventive.  I  use 
three  pounda  of  this  to  one  barrel  of  slop.  After  mix- 
ing it  well,  I  allow  the  herd  to  drink  freely  of  it  once 
ger  day,  especially  during  the  Cholera  epidemic.  I 
avo  nover  lost  a  hog  sinca  using  this  system  of  pre- 
vention. Also  I  find  that  pigs  thrive  much  better  when 
fed  this  food.  A  sow,  nine  times  out  of  t  »n,  will  rear 
hor  entire  brood  when  "International  5toci:  Food"  ia 
fed  as  a  conditioner.    Yours  truly, 

J.  HARVEY  SCOTT. 

KEPT  160  HOGS  WELL. 

Bancroft,    Nebeaska, 
Gents:— I  feed  "International  Stock  Food"  and  my 
hogs  aro  doing  nicely.    I  keep  about  150  head  on  the 
farm   and   they   have  been  entirely   well  while  Hog 
Cholera  has  been  all  around  here.  I.  TRASK. 

25  SHOATS  GAINED  4,668  LBS. 

Sunnysidb,  Kentucky. 
Gents: — I  fed  my  25  shoats  83  days,  using  "Interna- 
tional Stock  Food,"  and  they  gained  214  lbs.  per  day. 
This  was  a  larger  gain  than  was  made  in  my  report 
last  year.  The  use  of  your  food  has  proven  very  bene- 
ficial to  prevent  disease  and  insure  rapid  growth. 

GEO.  W.  HAYS, 
Breeder  of  Chester  White  Pigs. 

REPORT  ON  FATTENING  HOGS. 

GENESEO,     iLLINOia. 

Sies:— We  have  used  seven  pails  of  "International 
Stock  Food' '  and  would  not  feed  hogs  without  it.  We 
would  not  }>e  without  it  at  any  price. 

E.  &  G.  WEINRICH. 

TESTED  FOR  HOGS. 

Hawkete,  Iowa. 
Gentlemen:— I  have  tried  "International  Stock 
Food"  on  my  hogs  with  tho  best  kind  of  results.  I  can 
make  ten  bushels  of  corn  go  as  far  with  this  food  as  I 
can  fifteen  bushels  without  it.  I  shall  always  use  it 
on  my  stock  and  rocommend  it  to  my  neighbors,  as  no 
farmer  should  fail  to  try  it  and  bo  convinced  of  ita 
worth.    Yours  truly,  B.  S.  BEMIS. 

EAT,  BUT  NO  GROWTH. 

Some  animals  lay  on  fat  with  small  rations,  while 
others  remain  poor  on  large  rations.  This  is  because 
the  latter  do  not  digest  and  assimilate  the  food  as  they 
should.  Use  "International  Stock  Food"  and  it  will 
Insure  good  digestion  and  perfect  asaimitation,  and 
will  save  many  times  Its  cost. 


INTERNATIONAL    STOCK    BOOK 


MAMMOTH   SHI EF: 


Jules  Gunter,  of  Hunty  OouBty.  Texas,  is  said  to  have  cue  of  the  largest  hogs  in  the  world.   He  weighs  1420  lbs,  is  3  feet 
6  inches  high  and  7  feet  7  inches  long.    The  hog  is  of  the  Poland-China  Breed  and  was  fed  "International  Stock  Food." 


WE  GUARANTEE  2250  POUNDS  EXTRA 
GAIN  IN  90  DAYS. 

Tlie  average  fatteningr  hog  when  fed  "Interna- 
tional Stock  Food"  ■will  make  an  extra  gain  of 
one-half  pound  or  more  per  day  over  the  usual  plan 
of  regular  corn  fattening.  On  50  hogs  this  would 
amount  to  750  pounds  extra  gain  per  month  or  2250 
pounds  in  90  days.  We  invite  a  practical  te»t  and 
if  you  do  not  find  that  the  use  of  "International 
Stock  Food"  gives  actual  cash  paying  results  your 
?  money  will  be  refunded.  We  always  guarantee 
f  paying  results  for  feeders.    Very  cheap  to  feed, 

A  GENUINE  CURE. 

Selma,   Iowa. 

Deab  Sies:— I  had  twelve  thoroughbred  Chester 
White  hogs  that  had  the  Cholera  very  badly.  Some  of 
tliem  were  so  bad  they  had  to  be  drenched.  I  com- 
menced using  "International  Stock  Food"  and  it 
cured  all  but  three.  Before  using  it  I  had  lost  four- 
teen. I  recommand  International  Stock  Food"  to  all 
farmers.  WILL  MICHAEL. 

Pleasant  Hill  Herd  of.  Chester  White ;  also  Berkshire 

Hogs. 

EACH  SHOAT  GAINED  3/2  LBS.  PER  DAY 
FOR  35  DAYS. 

Denver,  Missouei. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Deae  Sies:— I  am  now  fattening  15  shoats  and  using 
"International  Stock  Food."  Two  years  ago  I  had 
four  shoats  which  weighed  460  lbs.  1  used  "Interna- 
tional Stock  Food"  and  in  35  days  they  weighed 950  lbs., 
being  a  gain  of  490  lbs.  in  the  .35  days.  It  is  a  great 
fattener.  D.  R.  DAWSON,  Stockman. 

ONE  60-CENT  BOX  SAVES  FIVE  BUSHELS 
OF  CORN. 

Enteepeise,    Illinois. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Dear  Sies:— I  have  used  "international  Stock  Food" 
on  my  farm  and  I  think  it  will  do  a  bunch  of  hogs  more 

food  than  any  other  preparation.  I  believe  that  one 
0-cent  box  and  five  bushels  of  corn  will  do  more  good 
to  fatten  hogs  than  ten  bushels  of  corn  without  it.  I 
recommend  it  to  Cveryoaer  hi  QF^lQSt 


SPLENDID  PORK  PRODUCER. 

Shelbuen,  Indiana. 
Gentlemen  : — It  gives  me  pleasure  to  testify  to  tha 
merits  of  "international  Stock  Food"  as  a  conditioner 
and  fiesh  producer.  I  never  had  hogs  do  better  than  a 
lot  of  75  I  recently  shipped.  They  were  fed  "interna- 
tlonal  Stock  Food"  four  weeks.  The  hogs  were  weighed 
every  30  days  and  they  showed  the  best  gain  during  the 
last  30  days  when  it  is  always  the  most  difficult  to  get 
a  good  gain.  "iHternational  Stock  Food"  was  used 
only  during  the  last  30  days.  I  heartily  recommend 
"international  Stock  Food"  to  feeders  as  being  profit- 
able to  combine  with  grain  for  fattening  stock.  Its 
extremely  low  cost  to  feed  as  compared  with  other 
things  of  the  sort  is  greatly  in  its  favor.  My  expenso 
in  feeding  "International  Stock  Food"  wtis  less  thaa 
five  cents  on  each  hog  during  the  four  weeks,  _ 

I.  R.  RIQGS. 

PREVENTED  HOG  CHOLERA  7  YEARS. 

Dannebeog,  Nebeaska. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen:— I  have  thoroughly  tested  "Interna- 
tional Stocic  Food"  for  over  two  years  and  know  it  is 
much  the  cheapest  Stock  Food  to  use.  My  father  used 
it  for  over  five  years,  and  during  that  time_  never  had 

any  disease  with  his  hogs.    I  use  it  all  the  time. 

JIM  DOWD. 

MAKES  PIGS  GROW. 

Blue  Hill,    Nebeaska. 
Deae  Sirs  :— I  used  "International  Stock  Food"  and 
found  a  wonderful  growth  in  a  bunch  of  pigs.  I  recom- 
mend  "International  Stock  Food"  to   any  one   wha 

raises  hogs.  J.  MANDELBAUM, 

Proprietor  of  Nebraska  Herd  of  Poland-China  Hogs, 
King  U.  S.  17373  at  head  of  herd. 

GAINED  2.68  LBS.  PER  DAY  FOR  80  DAYS. 

Ma  ETON,   Iowa. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Deae  Sies:— I  fed  "international  Stock  Food"  to 
my  bunch  of  fifteen  shoats  and  they  made  a  gain  of  268 
lbs.  per  day  for  80  days.  I  fed  only  one  feed  a  day,  and 
considered  it  a  remarkable  gain  for  so  long  a  time.  It 
is  Ctieap  to  use  6a4  wUi  pay  any  stock  raiser. 

Ci  H.  KINKEAD. 


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Full  Blood  Small  Yorkshire  Boar,  Sow  and  LiUer  of  Figs.   Property  of  E.  W.  Chandler  &  Son,  South  Omaha,  Heh. 
These  breeders  are  regular  users  of  "  International  Stock  Food." 


WEIGHED  225  LBS.  EACH  AT  SIX  MONTHS. 

Paevell,  Iowa. 
International  Food  Co..  Minneapolis,  Minn. 
Gents:— I  used  "International  Stock  Food"  for  my 

BOW  and  her  pigs,  Tlie  bow  had  eleven  pigs,  and  at  six 
months  of  age  they  weighed  225  lbs.  each.  After  raising 
the  pigs  I  Booa  had  the  bow  ready  for  market,  weighing 
6301bs.  J.  M.  FLA.NAGAN, 

Farmer  and  Stock  Eaiser. 

EXTRAORDINARY  PIG  GROWTH. 

London,  Ohio. 
Gents:—!  have  been  feeding  "International  Stock 
Pood"  to  my  pigs  and  they  have  made  an  extraordinary 
growth.  I  tmnk  there  is  nothing  better  for  brood  sows 
as  it  makes  the  pigs  strong  and  the  sows  give  more  and 
better  milk.  JOHN  M.  GAEKET,  Farmer. 

MAKES  STUNTED  HOGS  GROW  RAPDDLY. 

Becnning,    Nebbaska. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  :— I  had  30  hogs  that  would  not  grow, 
although  I  fed  them  plenty  of  corn.  They  seemed  to 
be  out  of  condition  and  were  losing  their  hair.  I  com- 
menced using  "International  Stock  Food"  and  the 
result  was  very  gratifying,  a2  it  put  them  in  good  con- 
dition and  they  commenced  to  put  on  flesh  very  rap- 
idly. L.  G.  SHEPHAED. 

ALL  BROOD  SOWS  NEED  IT. 

Muefeeesbgeo,   Tennessee. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen:— OLe  of  my  good  sows  got  in  poor  con- 
dition and  refused  to  eat.  After  giving  her  a  few  dosea 
of  "International  Stock  Food"  she  regained  her  ap- 
petite and  is  now  doing  well.  It  ia  a  fine  medicated 
Stock  Food  ajid  will  pay  any  farmer  to  use  it. 

W.  B.  EARTHMAN,  Je., 
Bieederof  Berkshire  Hoga. 

PREVENTS  DISEASE. 

Madison,  Nebbasea. 
Gents:- Ihave  fed  "International  Stock  Food"  ex- 
tensively to  my  herd  of  Poland-Chinas,  and  I  consider 
it  the  best.  J±  keeps  hogs  in  good  condition  and  they 
grow  faster  thein  they  will  by  any  other  method  of 
feeding.  GEO.  R.  WYCOFF, 

Treas.  Madisou  Co.  Agricultural  Society. 


GAINED  146  POUNDS  IN  8  DAYS. 

Lasscassas,   Tennesseh. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  :— I  traded  for  eight  hogs  that  had  poor 
appetites.  The  eight  weighed  810  pounds.  I  fed  them 
eight  days  on  slop  with  "International  Stock  Food" 
added,  and  weighed  them  on  the  same  scales  and  they 
weighed  956  pounds,  a  gain  of  146  pounds. 

f  .     6  WYLEY  RUCKER. 

CURES  HOG  CHOLERA 

AFTER  OTHERS  FAIL. 

MUEFEEESBOEO,     TENNESSEBi 

International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn, 

Gentlemen: — I  was  the  first  man  to  use  "Interna- 
tlonsl  Stock  Food"  in  our  county,  and  I  can  safely  say 
it  is  all  you  claim  it  to  be.  I  have  cured  many  hogs  oS 
Hog  Cholera  when  all  other  remedies  failed. 

T.  B.  CAHNEY, 
Breeder  of  Berkshire  Hogg, 

EXTRA  GOOD  FOR  BROOD  SOWS. 

AcTOM,  Maine. 
Gentlemen  : — One  of  my  breeding  sows  was  taken 
sick.  She  would  not  eat,  her  hind  legs  gave  out  and 
she  fell  away  until  she  was  nothing  but  a  shadow.  Wa 
put  "  International  Stock  Food"  in  a  little  water  and 
let  her  drink  it  three  or  four  times  a  day,  and  in  less 
than  ten  days  from  the  time  we  commenced  to  feed  16 
she  would  come  to  the  trough  and  eat  as  well  as  she 
ever  did.    I  am  satisfied  it  saved  the  hog's  life. 

O.  D.  WENTWOBTH. 

SAVED  HIS  HOGS  AUD 

GAVE  RAPID  GROWTH. 

Sioux  Falls,    So.  Dakota. 
Gentlemen: — I  have  used    "International   Stock 
Food"  and  "International    Pheno-Chloro "    for  my 

hogs  that  were  dying  at  the  rate  of  five  to  eight  per 
day.  They  stopped  the  disease  and  saved  nearly  all' 
of  the  hogs  that  I  had  left  when  I  commenced  feeding 
"International  Stock  Food."  I  lost  some  because  they 
were  too  sick  to  eat  when  I  got  your  food.  I  can  rec- 
ommend "International  Stock  Food"  as  being  the 
best  medicated  Stock  Food  on  the  market  to  make 
hogs  grow,  and  as  a  preventive  of  disease  it  has  no 
equal.  CHAS.  LUSNER, 

Proprietor  of  Biverslde  Dairy  Farm. 


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CURED  HIS  HOGS  OF  COUGHING. 

Summer  Shade,    Kentucky. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen: — My  hogs  were  cougtiing  and  were  do- 
ing no  good  at  all.  I  used  "International  Stock  Food" 
and  the  result  was  wonderful.  It  stopped  the  cough 
and  added  25  per  cent  to  the  flesh  producing  qualities 
over  the  regular  food  I  was  using. 

W.  H.  HAMILTON. 


HOG  CHOLERA  ALL  AROUND  HIS  HOGS. 

Seaton,   Illinois. 
International  Pood  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen:— I  have  thoroughly  tested  "Interna- 
tional Stock  Food  "  for  all  my  hogs  and  have  not  lost 
one,  while  Hog  Cholera  has  been  all  around  me.  It 
prevents  disease,  and  makes  my  hogs  grow  very  rap- 
idly. W.  P.  CEESWELL, 

Breeder  of  Poland  China  Hogs. 


MAKES  BROOD  SOWS  RAISE 

BETTER  PIGS. 

London,   Ohio. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 
Gentlemen: — I    have    fed    ''International    Stock 

Food  "  to  pigs  that  had  a  bad  cough  and  it  cured  them 
and  since  that  time  they  have  made  an  extraordinary 
growth,  1  think  there  is  nothing  bet'er  for  brood 
sows,  as  it  makes  the  pig  strong,  vigorous  and  the  sows 
give  more  milk.  JOHN  M.  GxiRRETT. 


CURED  20  SICK  SESQATS. 

New  Vienna,   Ohio. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  :— A  few  weeks  ago  Mr.  Chas.  Eyde,  one 
of  my  customers,  bought  20  shoats  weighing  about  20 
lbs.  each.  In  a  few  days  ho  found  they  had  the  Hog 
Cholera.  He  then  tried  to  get  them  back  on  the  party 
he  bought  of,  but  ha  could  not  and  had  to  face  the 
music  alone;  but  he  went  at  it  in  just  the  right  way, 
and  that  was  with  a  pail  of  "International  Stock 
Food."  The  disease  had  a  strong  hold  on  the  shoats, 
but  ho  pulled  them  through  without  a  single  exception. 
The  shoats  are  now  gaining  flesh  extra  fast. 

W.  B.  UVEZEY, 


$1  SPENT  BRINGS  $2  IN  EXTRA  PORK. 

DovEE,    New  Hampshike. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen:— I  have  used  "International  Stock 
Food"  for  feeding  hogs,  and  I  am  sure  that  for  each 
doUar  I  paid  out  for  Stock  Food  I  received  two  dollars 
in  return  in  extra  growth.  L.  W.  TOWLE. 


INSURES  PREMIUMS  AT  THE  FAERS. 

Summer  Shade,    Kentucky. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen:— I  have  used  •'International  Stock 
Food  "  in  my  herd  of  Berkshire  hogs  and  have  won  95 
per  cent  of  the  premiums  wherever  I  have  exhibited 
in  this  state.  Have  had  several  litters  of  pigs  weigh 
an  average  of  100  pounds  at  ten  weeks  old.  I  think  be- 
yond Question  that  "  International  Stock  Food"  is  the 
best  on  earth.  ED.  MORRIS. 

PAYING  RESULTS  FOR  BROOD  SOWS. 

Dublin,   Georgia* 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen: — I  have  fed  "International  Stock 
Food"  to  brood  sows  and  I  find  that  it  is  a  splendid 
medicated  food.  It  keeps  hogs  in  good  condition  and 
prevents  sickness.     I  would  not  raise  hogs  without  it, 

E.  J.  TARPLEY. 


SAVES  ONE-FOURTH  OF  THE  TIME  IN 

FATTENING  HOGS. 

Oak  Grove,    Missouri. 
Gentlemen :— I    have     fed     "International    Stock 

Food  "  for  several  years  and  believe  it  to  be  a  positive 
Hog  Cholera  preventive.  It  will  fatten  hogs  in  three- 
fourths  of  the  usual  time.  It  increases  the  flow  of  milk 
in  brood  sows  and  the  pigs  grow  very  rapidly. 

J.  P.  WEBB. 


UNEQUALED  H09  GROWER. 

Oaf  <-i  EOVE,    Missouri. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen:— I  am  feeding  "  Internatioral  Stock 
Food  "  to  my  herd  of  Poland  China  Hogs  and  I  con- 
sider it  the  best  medicated  food  1  ever  used  to  keep  hogs 
in  good  condition,  and  they  grow  faster  than  (hey  will 
by  anv  other  method  of  fe«lia?.     WM.  A-  HARRIS. 


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ImpiOTed  White  Torkshiie  Barrow.    Winner  of  first  prise  at  Provincial  Fat  Stock  Show.    Guelph,  Out. 
Bred  and  owned  by  Henry  Deddles  Eossnth  Ont. 


SAVED  24  OUT  OF  25  SICK  HOGS. 

.    New  Caelisle,    Ohio. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlescen: — Hog  Cholera  started  in  my  herd  of 
fifty  hogs  and  twenty-five  died  before  I  commenced 
nsing  "International  Stock  Food."  After  feeding  it 
I  only  lost  one.  My  hogs  are  now  gaining  fast  and 
there  is  no  sign  of  disease  on  them. 

A.  J.  DEDEICK. 

MAKES  SOUTHERN  HOGS  FAT. 

Dawson,  Geoegia. 
Captain  Bob  Pulton  killed  his  motherless  pet  pig 
last  Monday  morning.  It  was  17  months  old  and 
weighed^  543  lbs.  dressed.  Captain  Bob  rendered  his 
pigship  into  lard  and  sausage  and  expects  to  realize 
$40  for  it.  He  attributes  his  success  with  this  pig  to 
the  use  of  " International  Stock  Pood." 

DAWSON  NEWS. 

MAKES  WINTER  PIGS  GROW. 

Blanchaed,   Iowa. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen: — I  have  been  using  "International 
Stock  Pood  "_  for  over  one  year  and  I  never  expect  to 
feed  hogs  without  It.  I  strongly  recommend  it  as  a 
preventive  of  Hog  Cholera,  as  wolf  as  an  extra  growth 
and  flesh  producer.  I  fattened  a  bunch  of  winter  pigs 
last  summer,  nsing  "International  Stock  Food"  and 
they  gained  an  average  of  43  lbs.  per  month.  I  mar- 
keted them  at  seven  months  and  they  averaged  251 
lbs.,  which  I  consider  an  imusual  growth  for  winter 
pigs.  W.  E.  WHITTIER. 

I  HAVE  USED  800  POUNDS. 

PIGS  GAINED  3  lbs.  PER  DAY. 

Blanchaed,    Iowa. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen:— I  have  used  "International  Stock 
Food"  for  over  two  years  and  strongly  recommend  it  to 
those  who  raise  hogs  as  being  a  paying  medicated  food 
to  feed.  Last  spring  with  a  bunch  of  the  rottenest  pigs 
I  ever  saw,  "International  Stock  Pood"  started  them  to 
growing  and  they  made  a  gain  of  3  lbs.  per  day  for  each 
p\g,    I  have  nsed  over  800  lbs.  and  it  has  made  me  a 

fiood  deal  ot  estra  moufiv  over  what  the  f  opd  cost. 
^^  J.  8.  BELL. 


QUSCKLY  CURES  HOG  CHOLERA. 

_  ,.„,.„,  CoEBiN,   Kansas. 

International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gontlemen:— I  have  used  "  Interwdtional  Stock 
Food"  for  several  years  with  good  results.  Hog- Chol- 
era is  in  the  neighborhood  and  started  with  my  hogs, 
but  a  few  doses  of  "  International  Stock  Food  "  curea 
them.  O.  P.  HUBBARD. 

CURES  HOG  CHOLERA  IN  A  FEW  DAYS. 

SuTPHEN,   Kansas. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen:— I  have  fed  "International  Stock  Food" 
to  my  hogs  for  Hog  Cholera  and  can  say  that  it  quickly 
cured  tkem.  I  had  to  drive  15  miles  to  buy  it,  and  I 
am  now  out  and  want  more.  Can  you  ship  it  to  me  di- 
rect? I  have  150  head  of  hogs ;  in  the  winter  over  200 
tead.  G.  A.  SUTPHEN. 

GROW  FASTER  THAN  ANYBODY'S  SHOATS 

SCUFFELTOWN,     KENTUCKY, 

International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen: — I  have  been  feeding  "International 
Stock  Food"  to  my  ehoats  and  can  say  they  grow 
faster  than  any  shoats  I  ever  saw.  I  heartily  recom- 
mend it  to  any  one  raising  hogs.  S.  B.  SHANON. 

A  SURE,  QUICK  CURE  FOR  HOG  CHOLERA. 

Sweet  Speings,    Missouei. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  :— My  hogs  wore  all  sick  with  the  Hog 
Cholera,  but  I  bought  some  "International  Stock 
Food  "  and  it  cured  them  in  a  few  days.  I  believe  it  is 
the  best  remedy  for  disease  as  well  as  to  make  hogs 
grow.  C.  FISCHER. 

CURED  HIS  HOGS. 

Waveely,    Illinois. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  :— I  have  been  using  the  ' '  International 
Stock  Food  "  for  ten  or  twelve  days.  My  hogs  were  in 
bad  shape,  I  mus*  say.  They  had  the  Cholera,  and  I 
have  not  lost  a  hog  since  I  have  been  feeding  the 
food,  and  they  are  now  doing  well.  So  I  will  give  tho 
praise  to  tha  "  International  Stock  Food." 

AL.  DI£2S. 


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SEVERAL  HUNDRED  POUNOS  USED. 

Edeeka,  Illinois. 
Deae  Sies  :— I  have  fed  several  hundred  pounds  of 
"International  Stocic  Food"' and  am  well  pleased  with 
it.  Have  used  it  for  cattle,  horses  and  hogs.  The  fact 
that  I  am  using  more  of  the  food  than  ever  before  is 
evidence  that  I  know  that  it  pays.  It  is  very  cheap  to 
use  and  reliable.  J.  A.  RANNEY,  Farmer. 

SAVEU  138  HOGS. 

LowDEN,  Iowa. 
Gentlemen:— I  have  been  feeding  "  International 
Stock  Food'*  to  138  hogs  and  they  are  all  healthy, 
while  my  neighbors  around  me  are  losing  large  num- 
bers by  Hog  Cholera.  ."International  Stock  Food" 
gives  great  results.  W.  E.  RAUMIGEDT. 

IT  MAKES  HOGS  FAT. 

Hope,    Indiana. 
Gentlemen:— I    have    fed    "International   Stock 

Food"  as  a  hog  fattener  for  over  three  years.  One 
year  ago  last  fall  my  hogs  averaged  300  lbs.  at  the  age 
of  nine  months.  Last  fall  I  also  used  "International 
Stock  Food  "  and  I  made  my  hogs  average  310  lbs.  at 
the  age  of  eight  months.  _  I  neglected  to  purchase  your 
food  for  this  fall's  fattening  and  my  hogs  show  it  very 
plainly,  as  they  have  not  made  as  large  a  gain.  I  am 
now  thoroughly  satisfied  that  it  pays  to  feed  "Inter- 
national Stock  Food  "  every  day,  year  in  and  year  out, 
and  I  am  fully  satisfied  thai  I  cannot  do  without  it. 

REMARKABLE  PIG  GROWER. 

Appleton,   South  Caeolina. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn, 

Gentlemen :—"  International  Stock  Food"  Is  a 
most  wonderful  food  for  pigs.  I  tested  it  on  75  and 
they  made  a  remarkable  growth.  It  will  pay  any 
farmer  to  use  "International  Stock  Food"  everyday. 

S.  E.  STRANGE. 

CURED  SBCK  HOGS. 

Rochester,   Illinois. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Dear  Sirs:— One  of  my  customers  placed  20  young 
hogs  in  a  pen  to  fatten.  In  a  few  days  they  became  sick 
and  would  noteat.  He  bought  a  pail  of  *'  international 
Stock  Food"  of  me,  and  tells  me  today  that  he  only 
fed  it  a  short  time  before  they  commenced  to  eat,  and 
In  a  short  time  were  perfectly  well  and  thrived  rap- 
Jdly.  This  is  the  universal  report  I  am  receiving  from 
the  sale  of  your  fogd,  Ft  Mi  i)E£i,Y» 


A  REflfiARKABLE  GROWTH. 

Grave  Station,   Geobgia. 
International  Food  Co  ,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen: — I  had  some  stunted  shoats  and  com- 
menced feeding  them  "International  Stock  Food." 
The  result  was  a  remarkable  growth,  and  I  recommend 
it  to  all  swine  breeders.  R.  H.  SMITH. 

QUICK  RESULTS  IN  HOG  CHOLERA. 

Emerson,   Iowa. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  :— My  hogs  had  all  the  symptoms  of  the 
first  stages  of  Hog  Cholera.  I  fed  them  "  International 
Stock  Food "  and  they  l)egaa  to  improve  the  first 
week  and  are  now  healthy  and  are  gaining  flesh  rap- 
Idly.  A.  G.  GRAHAM. 

CURES  SICK  PIGS. 

Grant  City,   Iowa. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  : — I  had  30  pigs  that  were  taken  sick.  1 
commenced  to  use  "International  Stock  Food"  and 
saved  every  one  of  them.  I  am  still  using  it  and  tho 
pigs  are  growing  very  fast.  B.  C.  HUNSALER. 

PREVENTS  HOG  CHOLERA. 

Mount  Aye,   Iowa. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis.  Minn, 

Gentlemen  :— I  have  been  feeding  "  International 
Stock  Food"  to  40  hogs  and  they  are  ^ainin^  very  rap- 
idly, and  not  one  of  them  has  been  sick  this  fall.  16 
will  pay  any  hog  feeder  to  feed  "  International  Stocic 
Food"  everyday.  E.  R.  SCHLAPIA. 

SAVE  38  OUT  OF  42. 

Ememson,    Iowa. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen:— I  have  used  "International  Stock 
Food"  with  decided  success  for  Hog  Cholera.  My 
hogs  were  taken  sick,  but  I  only  lost  one  out  of  42.  If; 
also  pays  to  use  it  as  a  conditioner  and  flesh  producer. 
I  would  not  feed  hogs  without  it. 

HORACE  BERQSAW. 

SATISFACTORY  FOR  HOG  CHOLERA. 

Onalaska,    Wisconsin. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn, 

Gentlemen:— I  have  had  "International  Stock 
Food"  tested  on  hogs  that  had  the  Hog  Cholera  aaJ 
it  has  cured  them.   It  gives  the  best  of  satisfaction. 

Ci  B.  TIBBETTS, 


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THE  QUICKEST  PIG  GROWER  AND  HOG  FATTENER, 


$^0.40  NET  PROFBT  BY  FEEDING  4  lbs. 

CAEROTHEE3,     OHIO. 

International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  :— I  made  a  test  of  the  fattening  quali- 
ties of  "International  Stock  Feod"  with  F.  E.  Heisser 
of  thiis  place.  On  June  1st  we  eaiih  commenced  feed- 
ing a  hog  weighing  1^5  lbs. — feeding  the  same  amount 
of  food,  with  the  exception  that  I  fed  "Interna- 
tional Stock  Food  "  and  he  did  not,  I  Ifillod  my  first 
hog  and  it  weighed  340  lbs.  and  then  put  in  a  second 
hog  weighing  125  lbs.,  which  I  killed  when  it  weighed 
nOlbs.  and  then  put  in  a  third  weighing  137'/4  lbs.,  which 
1  fed  until  Mr.  Heisser  was  ready  to  kill  his  first  hog, 
T?hich  was  Decern  oer  the  15th.  At  this  time  my  last 
hog  weighed  350  lbs.  and  Mr  Hoisser's  hog,  which  he 
had  been  feeding  since  Juno  the  1st,  weighed  333  lbs. 
The  result  showed  thati  hadmade  275  lbs.  more  pork  in 
the  same  time  with  the  same  amount  of  food  used  by  Mr. 
Heisser,  except  that  I  fed  GOc  worth  of  "  International 
Stock  Food"  and  Gocured  an  extra  amount  of  275 
lbs.  of  pork,  which,  at  4c  per  pound,  would  amount,  to 
$11.00.  Deducting  the  60c  from  this  would  iGavo  $UUO 
absolute  net  profit,  which  is  certain' y  a  good,  showing. 

P^A.  BUCKMAN. 

GOES  7  TIMES  AS  FAR  AS  OTHER  KINDS. 

Teaek,   Iowa. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 
Gentlemen  :— I  have  fed  "International  StockFood" 

for  over  two  years.  I  have  tested  other  kinds,  but  find 
that  "  International "  is  much  cheaper,  and,  as  it  goes 
seven  times  farther  and  produces  better  results,  it  is 
certainly  the  Stock  Food  that  I  want  to  use  as  long  as 
I  feed  hogs.  I  have  just  sold  79  hogs  and  have  100 
ehoats  that  I  expect  to  crowd  for  the  market  as  quickly 
as  possible.  C.  O.  MOESE. 


VETERINARY  SURGEONS  USE  IT. 

Hageestown,    Maeyland. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen:— I  have  been  prescribing  "Interna- 
tional Stock  Food"  as  a  tonic  and  builder  of  the  sys- 
tem and  find  it  the  best  medicated  Sto«k  Food  on  the 
market.  _  I  strongly  recommend  itto  all  farmers  and 
stock  raisers  as  the  best  preparation  that  can  be  fed 
to  live  stock  at  all  times.  DR.  W.  C.  ASH,  V.  S. 


MAKES  HOGS  LOOK  FINE. 

Claeinda,  Iowa. 
iDtemational  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen :— I  have  used  "international  Stock 
food  "  for  over  two  years  and  never  fed  anything  that 
crave  me  as  great  returns  for  the  money  invested  as 
your  food  has  done.  I  cannot  recommend  it  too  highly 
to  any  farmer,  especially  for  hogs.  Everyone  in  my  sale 
ring  on  August  the  9th  saw  the  specimens  that  I  drove 
into  the  ring,  and  I  had  many  inquiries  as  to  how  I 
made  them  look  so  well.  I  told  them  that  all  I  had  to 
do  was  to  use  "International  Stock  Food."  At  the 
present  time  I  am  feeding  it  to  over  50  head  of  Angus 
cattle  that  we  are  feeding  for  our  next  sale.  "Inter- 
national Stock  Food  "  not  only  helps  to  put  on  flesh, 
but  it  keeps  the  system  of  ea<  h  animal  in  fine  condi- 
tion, so  that  they  will  make  greater  gains  on  the  same 
amount  of  food.  W.  S.  KARNAGHAN, 

Breeder  6f  Angus  Cattle  and  Poland  China  Hogs. 


SAVES  ONE-THIRD  OF  THE  CORN. 

Dannebeog,    Nebeaska. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen:— I  have  fed  "International  Stock 
Food  "  to  my  hogs  for  over  five  years,  and  can  make  10 
bu.  of  corn  go  as  far  by  using  it  as  I  can  15  bu.  without 
it.  Ko  farmer  should  fail  to  try  it.  I  have  tried  differ- 
ent preparations,  but  I  am  more  than  satisfied  that 
"International  Stock  Food"  is  the  best,  and  always 
keep  it  on  hand.  G.  F.  DOWD, 

greeder  of  Full  Blooded  Poland  CWna  Ho(?8, 


A  HOG'S  DELBGHT. 

I  eat  "  International  Stock  Food,"  it  makes  me  fine; 

It  keeps  me  free  from  diseaso  of  all  kind. 
I  take  it  regular  and  keep  in  the  best  of  health. 

And  bring  in  my  feeder  lots  of  wealth; 
It  makes  my  hair  as  slick  as  silk, 

When  fed  to  me  in  Middiing's  Milk. 

When  fattening  for  bacon  in  the  fall 
"  International "  is  tho  best  food  of  all; 

It  has  a  reputation  far  and  wide ; 
All  over  this  world  it  has  been  tried. 

When,  according  to  directions  it  is  f  edf 
It  is  a  wonderful  thing  for  sows  that  are  bred. 

A  $3.50  PAIL  EQUALS  THE  DIVIDEND  OF 
$350.00  IN  BO:iBSS. 

Montezuma,   Iowa. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  :— Please  bear  in  mind  that  $3.50  invested 
in  "International  Stock  Food"  will  pay  you  a  bicgcr 
dividend  in  extra  growth  of  your  stock  than  $350  in- 
vested in  government  bonds.  Every  farmer  should  use 
this  great  grower  and  fattener.    J.  MORRIS  &  SON. 

QUICK  GROWTH  FOR  SHOATS. 

Dillee,    Nebeaska.. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  :— I  had  a  bunch  of  shoats  that  wen  do- 
ing poorly  and  nothing  I  had  done  for  them  helped 
them  any.  I  concluded  to  try  "International  Stock 
Food."  The  speedy  effect  in  the  growth  and  rapid  fat- 
tening or  these  shoats  surprised  and  convinced  me  of 
the  superior  qualities  of  your  medicated  food. 

J.  H.  ROHRGAUGE. 

IT  PAYS  HOG  FEEDERS. 

Moeeisonville,   Illinois, 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen:— I  used  the  "International  Stock 
Food  "  on  30  hogs  and  am  well  pleased  with  the  result. 
I  am  satisfied  it  caused  them  to  gain  much  more  rap« 
idly  and  know  it  pays  well  to  feed  it.  I  like  it  better 
than  any  other  stock  food  I  have  used. 

GEORGE  BREMER,  Stockmsn. 

CURED  THE  THUMPS. 

Suwannee,  Floeida. 
Gentlemen  :— I  had  a  bunch  of  hogs  and  about  half 
of  them  were  taken  with  the  thumps,  or  something  that 
acted  like  it.  A  friend  recommended  "  International 
Stock  Food  "  and  1  had  to  drive  20  miles  in  order  to 
buy  it,  but  it  cured  my  hogs.  H.  A.  STANSELL. 

QmGKLY  CURES  HOG  CHOLERA. 

Belden,  Texas, 
Gents:— Some  time  ago  Hog  Cholera  broke  out 
among  tho  swine  in  my  vicinity.  As  soon  as  my  hogs 
began  to  show  any  symptoms  of  disease  I  began  to  feed 
large  feeds  of  "International  Stock  Food"  and, 
although  hogs  died  all  around  me  by  the  hundreds,  I 
did  not  lose  one.  "Eaternatiooal  Stock  Food"  is  a 
boon  to  stockmen.  F.  C.  CALLAWAY. 

MAKES  PREMIUM  HOGS  FOR  THE  FAIRS. 

Nashville,  Tennessee. 
Gentlemen: — H.  D.  Nichols,  living  near  Nashville,  is 
a  large  stock  raiser  and  has  always  taken  the  best  premi- 
ums at  the  fairs.  Some  time  ago  he  sold  a  pig  for  $30 
to  another  farmer.  This  farmer  fed  "  International 
Stock  Pood  "   to  the  pig  and  at  the  next  fair  time  this 

gig  beat  the  entire  herd  belonging  to  Mr.  Nichols  and 
e  bought  the  pig  back  for  $100.  After  buying  the  pig 
he  asked  the  man  how  he  got  him  to  put  on  so  much 
flesh  and  he  told  him  that  he  used  "International  Stock 
Food."  Mr.  Nichols  at  once  came  to  us  and  request- 
ed us  to  order  some  of  the  Stock  Food  for  him.  This  la 
certainly  a  good  recommend  for  your  food. 

6TONEg&Q9, 


FIRST   PRIZE   LINCOLN   8HBEP. 
MADE  FROM  LIFE  AT  TRANS-MISSISSIPPI  EXPOSITION,  1898. 


LINCOLN  SHEEP. 

This  la  the  largest  breed  of  sheep,  and  often  they 
weigh  150  pounds,  dressed,  at  two  years.  The  wool  is 
long  and  the  fleeces  •will  weigh  10  to  18  pounds  at  the 
second  shearing.  The  fi.bre  will  measure  from  eight  to 
ten  inches.  They  are  hardy  and  good  breeders.  They 
are  large  feeders  and  require  richest  grasses  and  care- 
ful attention.  They  have  many  good  qualities,  but  are 
not  adapted  to  any  country  where  the  grass  is  poor  and 
covering  a  large  range. 

LEICESTER  SHEEP. 

These  sheep  are  among  the  most  valuable  English 
breeds.  They  are  good  feeders  and  come  to  early 
maturity.  They  are  hornless  and  have  small  heads 
and  very  bright  eyes.  The  legs  are  fine  boned,  and  the 
body  is  very  full  with  a  straight  back.  The  fleeces  are 
very  valuable  for  a  combing  wool.  It  is  white  and 
long  and  averages  from  eight  to  ten  pounds.  They  fat- 
ten well  at  the  age  of  twelve  to  eighteen  months,  but 
the  mutton  is  not  as  finely  flavored  aa  some  other 
breeds.  They  are  money  makers  for  their  owners  if 
tbey  have  gopd  c^rOi 


OXFORD  DOWN  SHEEP. 

This  is  an  English  breed  that  has  some  of  the  char- 
acteristics of  the  Cotswold,  but  the  wool  is  finer.  The 
Oxford-downs  are  not  largely  bred  in  the  United  States. 
The  average  fleece  weighs  from  10  to  12  pounds,  while 
some  of  the  rams  have  sheared  over  20  pounds.  The 
ewes  are  good  breeders  and  often  average  175  lambs  to 
100  ewes.  These  sheep  mature  at  an  early  age  and  will 
dress  from  75  to  100  pounds  at  fifteen  months.  At  two 
years  of  age  they  have  been  known  to  weigh  300 
pounds.  They  are  good,  hardy  feeders  and  are  good 
herders.  The  head  is  like  a  Cotswold,  but  the  face 
and  legs  are  dark.  They  will  thrive  on  spongy  land 
better  than  other  breeds. 

NEW  OXFORDSHIRE  SHEEP. 

This  brood  has  been  introduced  into  some  parts  of 
the  United  States.  They  are  a  cross  of  the  new  Loicesv 
ter  on  Cotswolds.  They  belong  to  the  class  known  as 
middle  wools,  and  are  well  regarded  in  their  native 
locality.  They  do  not  seem  to  be  as  hardy  as  the  Cots- 
wolds, and  have  not  secured  much  of  a  fppthp}^  iS 


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''INTERNATIONAL      STOCK 

6^°  3  FEEDS  FOR   ONE  CENT.^^8 


FOOD 

Makes  V\Zool  ©row  and   Sheep  Fat. 


COTSWOLD  SHEEP. 

This  is  a  large  English  breed,  and  they  are  great 
favorites  in  the  United  States  because  they  are  hardy 
and  good  breeders,  even  on  the  poorer  grade  of  grasses. 
They  are  easUy  fattened  at  fourteen  to  eighteen  months. 
The  wool  is  strong  and  inclined  to  be  coarse,  and  from 
six  to  ten  inches  long.  The  average  fleece  will  weigh 
six  to  eight  pounds.  There  are  many  exceptions 
where  a  fleece  will  weigh  fifteen  to  twenty  pounds. 
This  breed  of  sheep  are  well  adapted  to  the  Western 
States  or  any  mountainous  country.  The  ewes  are  pro- 
lific breeders,  and  they  cross  well  with  other  breeds. 
The  flesh  is  of  excellent  quality  and  thoy  fatten  easily 
at  eighteen  months  of  age.  They  are  less  liable  to  dis- 
ease than  many  other  breeds,  and  the  lambs  are  spe- 
cially strong  and  vigorous.  Their  fleeces  do  not  be- 
come gummy  nor  do  they  shrink.  They  Lave  many 
QualitieB  which  make  them  specially  adapted  to  the 
average  farm. 

ROMNEY  MARSH  SHEEP. 

They  are  natives  of  the  marsh  distnctt  of  Kent  in 
England.  They  are  hardy,  with  strong  limbs,  broad 
hoofs,  and  the  wool  is  long  and  inclined  to  be  coarse. 
The  head  is  broad  and  thick  and  the  body  is  long.  This 
bieed  of  sheep  would  probably  not  prov©  very  valnable 
as  an  American  breed  for  general  breeding.  They  seem 
to  be  adapted  to  low  districts  and  a  dry  climat^ 


From  Wallaces'  Farmer. 

De3  Moines,  Iowa. 
•'As  is  well  known,  when  it  comes  to  proprietary 
preparations,  Wallaces'  Farmer  selects  its  adver- 
tisements with  the  greatest  care.  There  are  a 
ereat  many  "Stock  Foods"  on  the  market  that 
w«  would  not  advertise  at  all.  In  advertising 
"International  Stock  Food,"  however,  we  believe 
that  it  is  a  good  thing.  In  fact,  the  testimonials 
from  many  of  our  stock  breeders  prove  it  a  good 
thing.  The  company  is  a  thoroughly  reliable  one 
and  amply  able  to  make  its  guarantees  good.  We 
want  to  ask  our  readers  to  read  their  advertise- 
ment carefully  which,  occupies  the  entire  spacial 
cover  page  of  this  issue."  — WaWaces'  Farmer, 
November  24, 1899,  page  975. 


"There  is  no  question  but  what  "international 
Stock  Food"  is  the  widest  used  and  most  strongly 
endorsed  Stock  Food  and  that  this  reputation 
has  been  built  up  strictly  on  the  merits  of  the 
food.  It  not  only  helps  to  fatten  stock  by  being  a 
stimulating  tonic  and  aid  to  digestion,  but  has 
medicinal  qualities  which  purifies  the  blood  and 
acts  as  a  general  tonic  to  the  entire  system.  We 
can  assure  our  readers  that  International  Food  I 
Co.  are  perfectly  teliable."— Wallaces'  Farmer,  Z 
April  14, 1899,  page  3S0.  x 


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FIRST  PRIZE  OXFORD  SHEEP, 
MADE  FROM  LIFE  AT  TRANS-MISSISSIPPI  EXPOSITION,  189Q. 


SHROPSHIRE  DOWN  SHEEP. 

These  eheep  belong  to  an  old  English  breed.  They 
were  horned  and  have  black  faces.  The  ewes  are  good 
breeders  and  mothers.  The  lambs  are  hardy  and  fast 
growers.  The  fleeces  are  long  and  weigh  from  eight  to 
ten  pounds.  Crossed  with  other  breeds  and  with  care- 
ful selection,  sheep  called  of  this  breed  have  been  pro- 
duced without  horns.  The  mutton  is  excellent. 
Whenever  introduced  in  the  United  States  they  are 
much  thought  of  and  are  profitable  to  raise  on  most 
any  farm, 

HAMPSHIRE  DOWN  SHEEP. 

Tkis  breed  of  sheep  are  hornless  and  with  a  black 
face,  large  head  and  frame.  The  limbs  are  short,  but 
very  strong.  At  one  time  they  were  great  favorites  in 
the  southern  part  of  the  United  States.  They  were 
originated  by  crossing  South-Downs,  Hampshires  and 
Cotswold.  They  have  good  constitutions  and  make 
juicy  and  good-flavored  mutton.  The  lambs  will  weigh 
100  pounds  at  one  year  of  age,  and  the  fleeces  will 
weigh  from  seven  to  ten  pounds. 

WHITE-FACED  MOUNTAIN  SHEEP. 

This  breed  of  eheep  occupied  the  low  lands  and  hills 
adjoining  Wales.  They  are  noted  for  the  very  superior 
quality  of  mutton.  These  eheep  are  white-faced,  not 
large,  but  are  very  hardy.  The  ewes  are  extra  good 
mothers.  The  fleeces  weigh  only  from  two  to  three 
pounds,  but  the  wool  is  famous  all  over  the  world  for 
its  fine  quality  ia  not  shrinking  when  washed. 

BORDER  LEICESTER  SHEEP. 

This  family  of  sheep  was  produced  by  crossing  the 
Leicestera  on  the  Border  Sheep  of  England.  They  have 
many  characteristics  of  the  Leicester,  but  have  not 
been  (avpritee  in  the  Uoite4  States. 


BLACK-FACED  HIGHLAND  SHEEP. 

This  is  a  breed  of  sheep  widely  known  for  its  extra- 
ordinary hardiness  in  withstanding  the  cold  ana  living 
on  scanty  food.  They  secure  food  even  when  the  ground 
is  covered  with  snow.  It  is  the  oldest  breed  of  sheep 
in  Scotland  and  the  mutton  is  of  very  superior  quality. 
The  face  is  black,  with  bright  eyes  and  large  horns. 
The  body  is  square  and  compact.  The  sheep  are  easily 
herded.  The  ewes  are  careful  mothers.  The  fleeces 
weigh  from  two  to  four  pounds.  In  the  mountain  por- 
tions of  America  they  would  be  a  valuable  breed. 

DORSET  SHEEP. 

These  sheep  are  very  hardy  and  active.  They  are 
strong  and  with  large  horns  and  can  take  care  of  them- 
selves in  most  any  region.  The  ewes  are  prolific 
breeders,  as  they  are  reported  as  producing  young 
twice  a  year.  The  sheep  of  this  breed  are  much  larger 
than  the  Highland  Sheep,  The  wool  is  soft  and  white 
and  the  fleeces  weigh  from  six  to  eight  pounds.  They 
are  what  is  generally  known  as  a  breed  adapted  for 
mountainous  regions. 

SOUTH  DOWN  SHEEP. 

This  breed  is  known  as  the  great  mutton  breed,  and 
for  this  purpose  hae  been  the  leader  in  both  England 
and  the  United  States.  Some  other  breeds  surpass 
them  in  wool-producing  qualities,  and  as  wool  is  such 
a  valuable  product  the  South-Downs  have  been  re- 
placed in  many  localities  by  breeds  that  combine  a 
good  wool  product  with  a  superior  mutton  production. 
The  ewes  are  very  prolific,  and  the  lambs  are  hardy  and 
have  a  disposition  to  fatten  at  an  early  age.  The 
breast  is  wide  and  deep,  which  indicates  a  good  feeder 
and  strong,  thriving  constitution.  The  shoulders  are 
level  with  the  back  and  the  back  h  flat  from  the  shoul- 
ders to  the  tail.   Aa  a  rautton  breeci  they  lead  aU  Qtbeng, 


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FIRST    PRIZE    MERINO    SHEEP. 

MADE   FROM  LIFE  AT  TRANS-MISSISSIPPI   EXPOSITION,   1898. 


"INTERNATIONAL    STOCK    FOOD" 

B^°3  FEEDS  FOR  ONE  GENT.^^a 
Always   Makes   Lambs   Grow   Very   Rapidly. 


AMERICAN  MERINO  SHEEP. 

This  famons  breed  can  be  fonnd  In  all  parts  of  the 
United  States.  They  are  the  result  of  careful  breeding 
from  Spanish  stock  and  easily  stand  first  as  line  ■wooled 
sheep  These  sheep  originally  came  from  the  Paulars 
of  Spain  and  have  been  improved  by  careful  selections. 
They  are  characterized  by  great  looseness  of  the  skin, 
■which  lies  ic  soft,  rounded  folds  over  the  body.  The 
skin  is  covered  by  fine  vroolof  perfectlength  and  thick- 
ness. The  American  Merino  is  acknowledged  to  be  the 
most  valuable  fine  'wooled  sheep  In  the  world.  They 
are  large  and  compact  and  very  rich  in  fine,  marketable 
■wool.  The  wool  fiber  of  the  American  Merino  is  only 
about  one-third  of  the  size  of  the  wool  fiber  of  common 
■heep 

WELSH  SHEEP. 

This  breed  is  highly  prized  in  Wales  and  possess  some 
qualities  that  are  desirable  in  crossing  with  other 
breeds.  They  have  long  horns  curving  backward,  long 
necks  with  the  body  covered  with  fine  wool. 

WILD  SHEEP  OR  GOATS. 

Undei*  this  heading  •we  simply  mention  the  Hairy 
Fezzan  Sheep,  which  is  found  in  Fezzan,  the  largest 
oasis  of  the  desert  of  Sahara.  The  Ibex  or  Steinbock. 
which  is  a  -wild  goat  of  Switzerland.  The  Argali,  which 
is  raised  in  Siberia  and  is  as  large  as  an  ox.  The  horns 
are  three  to  four  feet  in  length.  It  is  covered  with  hair 
like  a  goat.  The  Moufilon  is  a  native  of  the  Island  of 
Ck)rsica  and  is  very  much  like  the  Argali.  The  Rocky 
Mountain  Sheep  are  natives  of  the  Bocky  Mountains  of 
I-Jorth  America.  They  are  noted  for  their  immense 
horns,  but  eomn>*'"'-''Uy  these  sheep  are  of  bat  little 
value. 


CURED  HIS  LAMBS. 

Keosauqua.  Iowa. 
Gentlemen:— I  have  550  sheep  and  had  lost  50  lambs 
with  worm  trouble  when  I  had  a  25-lb.  pail  of  "  Inters 
national  Stock  Food"  and  began  feeding  it,  since  ■which 
time  I  have  not  lost  one  sheep.  It  checked  the  dis- 
ease at  once.  I  recommend  it  to  sheep  owners  that  have 
worm  trouble  or  black  scours.    CHAS.  McLAUGHLIN. 


ENDORSED  BY 

leWA    HOMESTEAD. 

Of  Des  Moines,  Iowa. 
"We  ask  the  special  attention  of  our  readers  to 
"international  Stock  Food."  Its  sale  has  extra- 
ordinarily increased  for  many  years.  This  is  posi- 
tive proof  that  it  possesses  very  superior  merits 
and  is  a  preparation  that  every  farmer  can  ■well 
afford  to  use.  It  is  Bold  with  a  spot  cash  guaran- 
tee to  cure  or  prevent  Hog  Cholera  and  to  make 
you  extra  net  profit  in  growing  or  fattening  your 
pigs,  shoats  or  hogs.  Tbeir  reliable  guarantee  in- 
sures the  return  of  jour  money  in  any  case  of 
failure.  "Internatlo&ai  Stock  Pood"  has  always 
given  surprising  reaolta  and  the  guarantee  on  it 
is  just  as  good  as  cash  if  it  ever  fails.  It  can  be 
fed  at  the  very  low  cost  of  "  3  Feeds  lor  Ono  Cent' ' 
and  International  Food  Co.  has  thousands  of  let- 
ters from  farmers  in'wh'ch  they  state  that  "inter- 
na'ionai  Stock  Pood"  either  cured  or  prevented 
Hog  Cholera  for  them  and  that  it  is  worth  several 
times  its  cost  in  gi^ving^uick  growth  and  fattening. 
For  giving  permanent  sti-oncfth  to  all  the  organs 
of  the  system,  "Ijjtejnationai  Stock  Food  ' 
seems  to  peculiari;,'  oo  adapted."— /oica  Home 
etead,  September,  1SS7. 


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FIRST  PRIZE   DORSET   SHEEP. 
MADE  FROM  LIFE  AT  TRANS-HISSISSIPPI  EXPOSITION,  1898. 


AFGHAN  FAT-TAILED  SHEEP. 

Theso  sheep  are  remarkable  for  a  peculiarity  of  the 
tail,  which  often  weighs  75  to  100  lbs.  The  fat  of  the 
tail  ia  largely  used  for  various  culinary  purposes.  They 
are  horned  and  have  a  straight  back  and  goad  sized 
body  covered  with  long  wool. 

LONG-TAILED  SYRIAN  SHEEP. 

These  sheep  have  long  curving  horns  and  the  body  is 
covered  with  long  wool.  The  tail  is  very  long  and 
flowing. 

CASHMERE  GOAT. 

This  animal  is  known  throughout  the  entire  world 
for  its  magnificent  soft  and  silky  hair  or  long  wool.  It 
has  large  horns  curving  backward  and  the  eye  is  bright. 
Its  wool  is  very  valuable  and  much  sought  after. 

ANGORA  GOAT. 

Of  the  same  family  as  the  Cashmere  Qoat  ia  the 
Angora  Qoat. 


WALLACHIAN  SHEEP. 

This  sheep  is  also  related  to  the  Cashmere  Qoat. 
is  large  in  size  with  long  rich  wool. 


It 


EXMOOR  SHEEP. 

This  is  a  breed  that  is  much  thought  of  in  England 
and  have  been  Introduced  into  some  parts  of  America 
with  good  results.    They  are  very  hatdy  and  good 

8i  "'  ■  -  ■''    ■'    "'  ■ 


WINTER  FEEDING. 

As  sheep  are  more  delicate  than  other  kinds  of 
domestic  animals  they  need  safe  and  protecting  shelter 
during  the  cold  seasons.  In  addition  to  having  dry 
and  warm  quarters,  they  must  have  nutritious  food. 
You  must  not  neglect  them.  An  even  texture  of  wool 
cannot  be  secured  if  you  allow  sheep  to  lose  flesh  in 
the  winter^  or  if  they  receive  a  decided  check  in 
growth.  As  a  money-making  proposition  you  must 
keep  your  sheep  in  good  growing  condition.  If  you  do 
not,  then  you  cannot  produce  as  gond  a  quality  of 
either  mutton  or  wool.  "International  Stock  Food"  is 
the  most  paying  preparation  ever  fed  to  sheep  at  any 
season  of  the  year,  and  specially  profitable  if  fed  dur- 
ing the  winter  season.  It  will  keep  sheep  in  a  strong 
and  vigorous  condition  so  that  their  digestion  and 
assimilation  will  be  perfect.  It  stimulates  and  per- 
manently strengthens  the  digestive  organs  and  builds 
up  the  entire  system.  Where  *'Internatlonal  Stock 
Food"  is  fed  right  along  each  sheep  will  obtain  more 
nutrition  from  the  food  it  eats.  Fifteen  to  twenty-five 
per  cent  extra  net  profit  is  guaranteed  where  you  use 
"International  Stock  Food,"  and  its  use  will  not  cost 
you  a  cent  unless  you  obtain  this  paying  result.  Grade 
your  sheep  carefully  according  to  size  and  condition„ 
Strong sheopor  lambs  must  not  be  put  in  with  weak 
ones.  If  you  have  a  largo  flock  it  will  pay  you  to  give 
this  matter  special  attention.  You  cannot  make  a 
success  without  this  grading.  Fattening  sheep  must 
be  kept  apart  from  the  lambs  or  breeders.  Sheep 
should  be  fed  on  a  clean  and  thoroughly  dry  floor.  If 
you  lellow  these  suggestions  you  will  make  a  large 
profit  by  raising  and  feeding  sheep.  They  are  subject 
to  a  few  common  diseases,  but  these  ard  easily  cured  if 
.  I  you  use  ordinary  care. 


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A  PRACTICAL  SHEEP  TEST. 

Chequist,    Iowa. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gents  : — I  have  used  "International  Stock  Food" 
with  the  best  of  results.  I  am  a  sheep  raiser  and  can't 
treat  my  flock  right  without  it.  I  have  a  sick  ewe  that 
I  am  likely  to  lose  if  your  preparation  is  not  brought 
within  my  reach  soon.  I  have  applied  to  your  agent 
here  and  he  has  ordered  some  for  me.  Please  rush  his 
order  through.      Yours  truly,  JIM  JACKSON. 


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6000  LBS.  FOR  ONE  FARM. 

Geeat  Noethern  Ky.  Bldo., 
St.  Paul,  Minnesota. 
Qbnti.BMEn:— Will  you  kindly  ship  me  three  tons  of 
your  Stock  Food  to  our  North  Oaks  Farm,  consigning 
same  toMr.Jas.  J.  Hill,  Cardigan  Jet., Minn.,  via  M.,  St. 
P.  <fe  S.  S.  M.  Ry.,  and  send  invoice  for  same  in  the  usual 
way.  Yours  truly,  W.  C.  TOOMEY. 

This  order  for  6000  lbs.  or  three  tons  of  "Interna- 
tional Stock  Food  "  is  to  be  used  on  the  stock  farm  of 
Mr.  Jas.  J.  Hill,  President  of  tho 
Great  Northern  Railway.  Mr.  Hill 
is  one  of  the  most  progressive  stock 
raisers  in  tho  United  States.  If  ho 
can  afford  to  buy  "international 
Stock  Food  ••  in  orders  of  6000  lbs. 
for  one  delivery  every  farmer  can 
afford  to  buy  at  least  100  to  500  lbs. 


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ENDORSED  BY 

Indiana   Farmer. 

Of  Indianapolis.  Ind. 
"International  Stock 
Food"  has  certainly  won  a 
great  reputation  in  the  line 
of  curing  and  preventing  dis- ' 
ease  and  also  in  causing ' 
stock  to  grow  and  fatten  very 
rapidly.  Its  use  is  positively 
guaranteed  to  save  aud  make 
you  extra  money  or  your 
money  will  be  refunded.  The 
surprising  thing  is  that  each 
feeder  is  to  be  the  sole  judge 
of  results.  Any  reader  desir- 
ing tt)  make  more  money 
ought  to  try  it."— Tfie  Indi- 
ana  Farmer.  April  8,  1899, 
page  2. 


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FIRST    PRIZE    SOUTHDOWN    SHEEP. 
MADE   FROM    LIFE  AT   TRANS-MISSISSIPPI  EXPOSITION,   1898. 


SHEEP  RAISING. 

The  raising  of  sheep  is  a  matter  that  should  interest 
every  farmer  and  when  properly  handled  they  are  the 
most  profitable  of  all  domestic  animals.  They  are 
tender  and  require  care  but  their  diseases  are  easily 
cured  by  any  one  who  understands  them.  Single  sheep 
have  been  known  to  soil  for  $10,000.  Mutton  has  be- 
come a  large  article  of  diet  and  the  wool  interests  are 
of  immense  proportions  and  rapidly  increasing.  It  is 
estimated  at  this  time  that  the  wool  product  amounts 
to  $35,000,000  to  $50,000,000  annually. 

The  plain  facts  in  regard  to  sheep  breeding  and  care 
are  largely  neglected  by  the  average  farmer  You  must 
place  your  sheep  on  the  right  kind  of  soil  if  you  desire 
to  obtain  the  best  results.  Sheep  require  a  sandy  loam 
or  gravelly  soil  covered  with  good  herbage  in  order  to 
thrive  and  make  you  the  most  money.  Hilly  land  is 
often  the  best.  Marshy  places  must  be  well  drained. 
If  your  pasture  soil  contains  a  great  deal  of  potash  you 
will  find  that  your  sheep  will  not  do  well.  Sheep  thrive 
the  best  on  sandstona  or  limestone  soil.  The  geological 
formation  of  your  land  is  of  the  greatest  of  importarce. 
Before  going  into  the  sheep  raising  business  you  cannot 
afford  to  neglect  a  practical,  scientific  examination  of 
the  soil.  Twenty-five  or  fifty  or  even  one  hundred  dol- 
lars spent  in  this  way  might  save  you  thousands  of 
dollars.  Be  sure  that  you  have  these  matters  right  and 
you  will  find  your  sheep  profits  largely  increased. 
Timothy,  Blue  Grass,  Eed  Top,  Orchard  Grass  and 
White  Clover  are  the  best  grasses  for  a  sheep.  They 
are  also  very  fond  of  many  kinds  of  weeds  and  are  often 
turned  into  corn  fields,  etc.,  in  order  to  destroy  the 
weeds  that  come  up  late  in  the  season.  The  pasture 
should  be  fed  down  closely  in  order  to  keep  the  grass 
tender  and  easily  digested. 

Sheep  need  extra  care  right  at  this  point  because 
they  will  not  thrive  as  well  on  long  grass  that  has  bo- 
come  tough.  Additional  foods  should  be  supplied 
wkccovcc  11.9  pasture  becomes  too  short  or  when  you  \ 


desire  your  sheep  to  grow  extra  fast.  If  your  sheep 
are  not  supplied  with  an  abundance  of  food  and  theii 
systems  are  allowed  to  run  down,  you  cannot  secure  as 
large  fleeces  nor  as  fine  a  quality  of  wool.  The  diges- 
tion and  assimilation  must  be  kept  in  the  best  possible 
condition  if  you  desire  the  best  money  returns.  "In- 
ternational Stock  Food"  can  be  fed  to  your  sheep  at  an 
extremely  low  price  and  a  practical  test  will  prove  to 
any  stockman  that  he  will  make  from  15  to  25  per  cent. 
more  profit  with  his  sheep  by  feeding  "International 
Stock  Food"  every  day  than  can  possibly  be  made  with- 
out feeding  it.  Not  only  will  your  sheep  grow  faster 
and  fatten  faster  and  have  a  larger  fleece  of  wool  where 
"International  Stock  Food"  is  used  but  at  the  same 
time  the  medicated  food  will  keep  your  sheep  perfectly 
healthy.  You  cannot  afford  to  fatten  sheep  without  it 
no  matter  whether  you  have  ten  sheep  or  ten  thousand. 
The  increased  profit  is  absolutely  guaranteed. 

Be  sure  that  the  water  supply  in  your  pasture  is  pure 
and  fresh.  The  average  wool  fleece  in  theUnited  States 
is  over  five  pounds ;  in  England,  four  and  one-half ;  in 
Germany,  three  and  one-half;  in  France,  four  and  one- 
half;  in  Australia  four,  and  in  South  America  about 
three  pounds.  Australia  probably  produces  the  most 
wool  with  United  States  second  and  Canada  third. 

CARE  OF  SHEEP. 

Sheep  are  timid,  tender  and  delicate  and  need  con< 
stant  attention.  Dogs  and  wolves  will  destroy  them, 
and  even  foxes  will  kill  lambs.  Contagious  an  pi- 
demio  diseases  must  be  carefully  guarded  against 

BREEDING  OF  SHEEP. 

From  two  years  of  age  to  ten  is  the  proper  breeding 
term  of  sheep.  Keep  one  ram  for  fifty  to  seventy-five 
•wes.  November  is  the  best  season  for  coupling.  The 
average  period  of  gestatioQ  ie  152  days,  but  this  time 
may  vary  ten  days. 


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FIRST    PRIZE    COTSWCLD    SHEEP. 
MADE   FROM   LIFE  AT  TRANS-MISSISSIPPI   EXPOSITION,  1898. 

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I  THE  RAM. 

I  Bams  Bhould  not  be  allowed  to  ran  with  a  flock  of 

Bwes.    They  should  be  trained  to  be  handled  so  that 

"hey  will  be  quiet.  If  you  feed  your  rams  "Intema- 
Jonal  Stock  Food"  they  will  serve  more  ewes  and  get 
setter  lambs.  "International  Stock  Food"  is  a  purely 
regetable  preparation,  and  it  is  unequaled  in  giving 
permanent  strength  and  renewed  vitality  to  all  breed- 
jig  animals.  It  is  absolutely  harm- 
less   and   can  be    taken    into   the 

I  auman  system  with  perfect  safety. 

j|Be  sure    and  test  "  International 

^tock  Food  "    for  your  rams.    It 

'  ivill  insure  strong,  vigorous  vitality 
for  the  lambs. 

THE  EWES. 

After  coupling  the  ewes  will  go 
about  twenty-two  weeks  before  the 
[ambs  are  dropped.  During  this 
time  they  demand  extra  care  and 
attention.  They  should  be  fed  good 
hay  and  crushed  corn  and  oats, 
with  bran  mixed  as  you  find  best  by 
practical  feeding.  Take  si>ecial  care 
to  keep  your  ewes  warm  at  lambing 
time.  A  young  lamb  is  extremely 
tender  and  must  not  become  chilled. 
After  it  is  dry  and  has  taken  nour- 
ishment it  will  gain  strength  rapi- 
idly.  Watch  your  ewes  at  lambing 
time.  If  you  will  give  small-sized 
feedsof  "International  Stock  Pood" 


in  the  regular  grain  feed  of  your  ewes  once  per  day. 
They  will  have  lambs  of  great  constitutional  Btrenglh, 
and  lambs  that  will  crow  much  faster  than  the  average. 
"International  Stock  Food"  is  absolutely  harmless  for 
breeding  animals  and  it  will  make  your  ewes  give  moro 
and  better  milk,  so  that  the  lambs  will  make  an  extra- 
ordinary growth  and  be  perfectly  healthy.  It  is  guar- 
antood  to  pay  you  from  15  to  25  per  cent  extra  profit  if 
fed  ri^ht  along  to  your  ewes  every  day. 


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FIRST   PRIZE   HAMPSHIRE   SHEEP. 

MADE   FROM   LIFE   AT  TRANS-MISSISSIPPI    EXPOSITION,   1898. 


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THE  LAMBS. 

Lambs  should  be  castrated  and  docked  -within  a 
"week  or  ten  days  after  they  are  dropped.  They  should 
be  weaned  at  three  or  four  months  of  age.  As  the 
weaning  time  approaches  the  lambs  should  be  given 
some  additional  food.  With  this  extra  food  mix  a 
little  "International  5tock  Food"  and  you  will  be  sur- 
prised at  the  growth  they  will  make.  "International 
Stock  Food"  will  tone  up  and  j7 
strengthen  the  digestive  organs  so 
that  the  lamb  will  easily  digest  its 
food,  and  by  doing  this  the  growth 
of  the  lamb  will  not  be  retarded. 
It  will  pay  you  a  large  extra  profit 
to  feed  "International  Stock  Food" 
to  your  lambs  every  day.  In  this 
way  they  will  be  prepared  for  mar- 
ket at  a  very  much  earlier  date. 
It  not  only  gives  rapid  growth,  but 
it  increases  the  growth  of  wool. 
Aa  a  money-making  farmer  you  can- 
not afPord  to  feed  without  it. 

CURED  HIS  SICK  SHEEP. 

Bowling  Geeen,  Ktt. 
Deab  Sirs:— My  sheep  com- 
menced to  die  and  I  got  a  pail  of 
"International  Stock  Pood" 
and  fed  it  to  them.  Every  sheep 
that  was  sick  got  well.  I  contin- 
ued to  feed  it  to  my  sheep  regu- 
larly and  they  are  healthy  and 
fine  now.  I  exnect  to  use  the  Pood 
all  the  time.  I  have  also  fed  the 
Food  to  my  horses,  cattle  and  hogs, 
and  can  and  do  cheerfully  recom- 
mend the  Food  for  the  use  of  all 
farm  auimals.  Yours  truly, 

JAS.  SATTEBFIELD. 


TESTED  FOR  SIX  YEARS. 

WiNSLOw,  Arkansas. 
Gentlemen  : — For  six  years  I  have  been  a  constant 
consumer  of  "International  Stock  Food"  in  my  stock 
raising,  and  I  wish  to  inform  you  that  I  regard  its 
place  in  the  Stock  Food  list  as  absolutely  essential  to 
secure  the  best  results.  As  an  economical,  nourishing 
and  healthy  food,  it  is  without  a  fear.  I  need  hardly 
add  that  I  shall  continue  to  use  it  in  the  future. 

Yours  respectfully,  J.  A.  WINN. 


Tbeee  sheep  are  much  prized  in  Wales,  receiving  their  name  from  that  country 


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KEEPS  SHEEP  HEALTHY. 
LowDON,  Ohio. 
Gentlemen  :— Last  epring 
■svhen  I  was  shipping  some 
Tery  fat  lambs,  the  weather 
■pas  hot  and  the  roads  dusty. 
It  was  necessary  to  drive  them 
Eoven  miles  to  be  loaded  on 
the  cars.  Six  of  them  had  to 
be  hauled  in,  could  neither 
walk  or  stand.  Of  course 
they  would  have  died  had 
tii3y  been  loaded.  I  kept  them 
at  home  and  commenced  to 
give  "International  Stock 
rood"  and  in  a  few  days  I 
had  them  on  a  full  feed  of 
corn  and  they  were  sound  and 
could  jump  around  as  lively 
as  ever. 

C.  L.  MITCHELL. 

PAYS  10  TIMESITSCOST. 
INCREASE  WOOL. 
Faib  Plat,  Md. 
Qentleiten  :— I  have  used 
"International  StocU 
rood"  for  all  kinds  of  stock 
•jyith  the  very  best  of  results.  I 
think  it  will  pay  ten  times  its 
cost  if  fed  to  sheep.  I  sheared 
more  wool  and  my  sheep  ara 
more  healthy  and  my  lambs 
grow  faster  than  thoy  ever 
did  before  I  commenced  to 
use  "International  Stock 
rood."         Yours, 

W.  F.  MOATS. 

GOOD  FOR  SHEEP. 
Geaetox,    Pa. 
Deab    Sies:— I    have    fod 
"International  StocU 
Food"  to  sheep  and  the  re- 
sults have  beon  very  satisfac- 
tory,   I  can  cheerfully  recom- 
mend "International  Stock 
I'ood"  to  all  sheep  raiters. 
Very  truly. 

H.  F.  PEIQHTAL, 
Buyer  and  Eaiser. 


FIRST  PRIZE    DELANE   SHEEP. 
MADE   FROM  LIFE  AT  TRANS-MISSISSIPPI  EXPOSITION,  1S98. 


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WASHING  AND  SHEARING. 

Practical  farmers  differ  as  to  whether  it  is  best  to 
wash  sheep  or  not  before  shearing.  If  you  believe  in 
■washing,  it  is  best  to  do  the  washing  throe  or  four  days 
before  shearing.  Some  peopla  claim  that  it  is  not  only 
dangerous  to  the  sheep  to  wash  thorn  bet  that  they  are 
almost  sure  to  become  dirty  before  the  shearing  is 
completed.  It  is  important  to  have  an  expert  to  do 
the  shearing.  A  man  who  does  not  understand  shearing 
•will  surely  do  your  sheep  more  harm  than  the  extra 
cost  of  an  expert  shearer.  Have  the  wool  cut  off  evenly 
and  close,  but  not  close  enough  to  leave  the  stin  naked 
and  red.  Stubble  shearing  or  trimming  in  order  to 
show  an  extra  long  growth  for  the  nert  fleece  is  a  fraud 
if  done  with  the  intention  of  de^'.eiving  in  the  show  ring 
or  sale  ring.  If  "lntema*tonal  Stock  Food"  is  used 
right  along  your  sheep  will  not  only  keep  in  good 
growing  condition  but  the  growth  of  wool  will  be 
greatly  increased.  It  is  guaranteed  to  be  perfectly 
harmless  even  for  human  use,  and  it  is  guaranteed  to 
make  you  twenty-five  per  cent,  extra  net  profit.  As  a 
progressive  farmer,  can  you  afford  not  to  test  it  on  this 
guarantee  when  it  will  not  cost  you  a  cent  if  it  fails  and 
you  are  to  be  not  only,  the  ugerjjfltjilso  the  sole  judge. 


This  is  the  fairest  offer  ever  made  to  any  Farmer  or 
StocI;man  and  you  can  see  at  a  glance  that  Interna- 
tional Food  Co.  would  not  dare  to  give  this  guarantee 
if  they  did  not  know  positively  after  many  years  of 
extended  sale  that  "International  Stock  Food"  was 
exactly  as  represented  and  would  not  only  cure  and 
prevent  disease  but  would  also  make  lambs  or  sheepi 
grow  or  fatten  very  rapidly. 

You  certainly  want  to  make  all  the  money  you  can. 
with  your  sheep  or  other  stock  and  here  is  a  chance  to 
demonstrate  to  your  own  satisfaction  the  money  mak- 
ingmerits  of  "International  Stock  Food."  It  is  very 
cheap  to  use.  It  is  prepared  from  Roots,  Herbs,  Barka 
and  Seeds.  It  will  not  cost  you  a  cent  unless  it  makes 
you  from  15  to  20  per  cent,  extra  net  profit  over- the 
usual  feeding  of  sheep.  You  could  not  possibly  ask 
for  a  fairer  test  proposition,  "international  Stock 
Food"  will  cure  and  prevent  disease  and  make  you  15 
to  25  per  cent  extra  net  profit  in  breeding,  growing, 
fattening,  milking,  or  with  your  work  animals,  or  ifc 
will  not  cost  you  a  cent.  It  has  been  tested  for  years 
by  hundreds  of  thousands  of  reliable  farmers,  and 
they  strongly  recommend  its  use.  You  are  only  urged 
to  test  "International  5tock  Food"  on  the  basis  that  it 
will  prove  a  money  maker  for  you.  It  was  originated 
by  a  practical  stockman,  which  accounts  for  its  giving 
euch  universal  satisfact^QU  aod  baviog  the  larges4^  sale 
in  the  world.  * 


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ANGORA    GOATS. 

MADE   FROM    LIFE  AT  TRANS-MISSISSIPPI   EXPOSITION,    1898. 


GOATS  WILL  MAKE  YOU  RICH. 

If  you  want  to  get  rich  raise  goats.  The  American 
manufacturers  pay  out  about  $30,000,000  every  year  for 
kid  and  goat  ekins.  There  are  265.000,000  acres  of  un- 
improved farm  land  excellent  for  goat  herding  and 
almost  worthless  for  anything  else.  Over  16.000,000 
foreign  goats  and  kids  are  slaughtered  annually  to  sup- 
ply  our  demand,  and  there  is  only  about  500,000  raised 
in  the  United  States.  It  is  estimated  that  there  are 
about  85,000,000  goats  in  the  world.  Not  only  is  the 
skin  profitable  but  also  the  fleece,  flesh,  tallow,  bones, 
hoofs  and  horns.  In  Malta  the  goats  have  been  devel- 
oped to  supply  all  the  milk  required  for  170,000  inhab- 
itants. The  United  States  Agricultural  Department 
claims  that  the  goat  can  be  made  the  most  profitable 
of  all  domestic  animals.  The  ?oat  rejects  valuable 
pasturage  and  prefers,  this  ties, 
briers,  thorns,  cactus  and  the  rank 
est  weeds.  The  goat  voluntarily 
ijleans  the  fields  of  these  detrimfln- 
tal  growths.  The  "Harlem  Goat" 
of  New  York  City  is  valuable  for 
his  skin,  but  there  is  no  reason  why 
the  aristocratic  Angora  goat,  which 
is  specially  valuable  for  its  silky 
fleece,  cannot  be  raised  in  the 
United  States  at  a  great  profit. 
Angora  goats  are  free  from  the  dis- 
eases to  which  sheep  are  liable. 
The  rama  often  will  yield  twelve  to 
fifteen  pounds  fleece  and  the  ewes 
eiz  to  nine  poundi.  If  goat's  milk 
is  fresh  and  pure  it  is  impossible 
to  detect  it  from  cow's  milk.  From 
goat's  milk  can  be  made  a  very 
superior  quality  of  cheese.  Rais- 
ing goats  can  be  made  very  proflt- 
abls  in  many  parts  of  this  country. 


IT  MAKES  SHEEP  GROW. 
Oaklonh,  Alabama. 
Gentlemen:— I  have  used  "In- 
ternational Stock  Pood"  with  our 
sheep  and  I  am  satisfied  that  it  ia 
good  quality.  I  am  convinced 
that  your  Stook  Food  is  what  you 
claim  for  it.  J.  C.  WADE. 


IT  ALWAYS  PAYS  FEEDERS. 


Neb. 


HOLSTEIN, 

International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

GbntIiBMEN  :— I  have  fed  "International  Stock 
rood"  to  my  stock  and  would  not  be  without  it  for 
my  stock  any  more  than  I  would  be  without  flour  for 
my  family.  Respectfully,       DAVID  M.  SHOOK. 


I  WOULD  NOT  FEED  WITHOUT  IT. 

NoETH  Bend,  Neb. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Dear  Sirs: — I  have  used  your  "International 
Stock  Food"  on  all  kinds  of  farm  stock  and  would  say 
that  it  is  the  best  I  ever  used.  I  always  keep  it  on 
hand  and  when  my  stock  are  not  doing  well  I  feed  it  to 
them  and  they  come  out  all  ri^t,  I  don't  know  how  I 
could  get  along  without  it.       Traly  yours, 

J.  N.  NEWELL. 


WALUCHIAN  SHEEP 


EN&OEPT.IMi@M«nONM.  POOO  CO. 


This  sheep  is  closely  related  to  the  Cashmere  goat  but  is  larger. 
Its  hair  or  wool  is  very  valuable  to  manufacturers.    ^_ 


INTERNATIONAL   STOCK   BOOK 


lOS 


ENDORSED  BY 

Coleman's  Rural 
World. 

Of  St.  Louis,  Missouri. 
"The  sale  of  "International 
Stork  Food,"  has  rapidly  in- 
creased through  a  long  term 
of  years  and  it  has  reached  a 
point  where  its  manutactuiers 
require  the  largest  Stock 
Food  factory  in  the  -world. 
We  have  carried  their  adver- 
tisement for  a  long  time  and 
are  perfectly  satisfied  that  it 
is  reliable.  We  take  pleasure 
in  strongly  recommending  the 
use  of  "International  Stock 
Food"  to  our  readers  on  the 
reliable  guarantee  on  which 
it  is  sold  It  is  simply  a  ques- 
tion of  keeping  your  stock 
healthy,  and,  at  the  same 
time,  make  _  more  money  in 
growing,  milking  or  fatten- 
ing. Give  it  a  trial  and  rest 
assured  that  everything  is  ex- 
actly as  represented  and  that 
the  claims  are  made  by  a 
reliable,  fair  dealing  firm." — 
Coleman's  Rural  World, 
April  6, 1899.  page  2. 


CASHMERE  GOAT 


EN6.0EPT.  INTeRNATlONAL  FOOD  CO. 


This  animal  has  a  very  valuable  soft  hair  and  i3  largely  used  ia  the 
manufacture  of  fine  goods. 


A  PECULIAR  NOTION 


HELD  BY  SOME  PEOPLE. 

A  great  many  peculiar  notions  are  held  by  people  in  this  world,  but  we  think  one  of  the  most 
peculiar  is  the  notion  that  some  people  have  that  a  medicine  that  ia  good  for  a  horse  ia  not  the 
medicine  for  a  hog  or  cow.  The  simple  fact  is  that  the  internal  organs  of  a  hog  and  the  internal 
organs  of  a  man  are  so  much  alike  that  the  average  man  cannot  diotinguish  them,  and  the  same 
vegetable  medicines  that  will  "tme  up"  the  system  of  a  man  will  "tone  up"  the  system  of  a 
horse,  cow  or  hog,  if  the  dose  is  large  enough.  We  admit  that  there  are  some  medicines  used 
for  people  that  are  not  for  animals,  and  some  used  for  animals  that  are  not  suitable  for  people ; 
but,  a  pure  vegetable  tonic,  blood  purifier,  etc.,  has  the  same  general  action,  no  matter  whether 
given  to  a  man  or  to  a  horse,  cow,  sheep  or  hog.  If  anyone  claims  otherwise,  they  are  simply 
talking  nonsense,  as  can  be  easily  proven  by  going  to  any  Dispensatory  and  reading  up  the  prop- 
erties of  Gentian,  Liquorice  Root,  Ginger,  Elecampane,  Dandelion,  Poplar  Bark,  Burdock, 
Sassafras,  Golden  Seal,  Buchu,  Anise  Seed,  Asafoetida,  Charcoal,  Quinine,  Quassia,  and  many 
others,  when  used  for  either  human  or  animal  use.  You  will  find  the  action  identically  the  same 
when  size  of  dose  is  regulated.  This  explains  to  any  educated  mind  why  "International  Stock 
Food"  is  equally  good  for  Horses,  Cattle,  Sheep,  Jlogs,  Colts,  Calves,  Lambs  and  Pigs. 

I '^SHEEP^FATTlBrRAPIDL^ 
I  Caeeothees,    Ohio. 

I  Gentlemen  :— I  used  "Intema- 
I  tional  Stock  Food"  for  feeding 
my  sheep  last  Fall  with  very  satis- 
factory results.  I  made  no  record 
of  woight,  but  found  they  put  on 
flesh  very  fast  and  it  sharpened 
their  appetite  eo  that  I  had  no 
I  trouble  in  feeding  them  all  the 
graiu  I  wished.  I  was  so  pleased 
with  it  that  I  intend  to  use  it  all 
the  coming  season.    W.  M.  SMITH. 

^'"TESTED^^oir^Oo'sHEEPr^ 

So.  Chaei,eston,  Ohio. 
Gentlemen: — I  had  one  lamb 
that  was  paralyzed  on  one  side,  at 
least  he  had  lost  the  use  of  him- 
Belf  on  that  side.  I  gave  tho  lamb 
a  few  doses  of  "International 
Stock  Food"  and  it  began  to  im- 
prove. In  one  week  it  was  sound 
and  well.  My  flock  contains  400 
head,  and  I  expect  to  market  them 
soon,  but  since  the  above  occur- 
rence I  have  been  giving  them 
"International  Stock  Food" 
regularly.  They  have  a  wonderful 
appetite  and  are  growing  rapidly. 

WALTER  COPELAND. 


Long-tailed  Syrian  Sheep       encloept  international  food  co. 


Tliis  sheep  is  a  native  of  Syria  and  is  very  prodact'.ve  and  greatly 
prized  in  that  country. 


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FIRST  PRIZE   LEICESTER  SHEEP. 

MADE  FROM  LIFE  AT  TRAMS-MISSISSIPPI  EXPOSITION,  189e» 

^^INTERNATIONAL  STOCK  FOOO^'' 

It  is  N«t  •  Purely  Patteninc  Food  to  be  Fed  Like  Corn  Meal,  Etc 

IT  IS  TO  BE  ADDED 

to  the  regular  feed  of  grain,  because  it  will  stimulate  and  permanently  strengthen  the  digestive 
organs  so  that  each  animal  will  obtain  more  nourishment  from  the  grain  eaten. 

If  it  ever  fails  to  give  you  paying  results 
when  fed  to  Horses,  Cattle,  Sheep  or  Hogs. 


YODR  MONEY  WILL  BE  REFDNDED 


UNIVERSITY  OF  MINNESOTA 
AGRICUI^TURAI,  EXPERIMENT 
STATION 

St.  Anthony  Park,  Minnesota. 

M.  W.  Savage,  Prop.  International  Stock  Food  Co. 

Dear  Sir: — I  have  had  experience  in  feeding  stock  foods.  I  believe 
there  is  a  place  for  them  in  the  economy  of  feeding.  In  lecturing  and. 
feeding  I  invariably  state  that  there  is  a  place  for  such  foods  when  proper-) 
ly  prepared.  Furthermore,  I  believe  that  these  preparations  should  be 
medicinal  in  their  nature.  .  That  is  to  say,  to  the  extent  of  acting  as  a  ton- 
ic. Of  course  I  do  not  believe  in  putting  in  any  medicinal  ingredients 
that  would  leave  any  injurious  after  effects.  THOMAS  SHAW, 

Professor  of  Animal  Husbandry. 

WElMfnXPAYl^0ir$50d^ 

and  Cost  of  Chemical  Analysis 

if  s^^^lnternational  Stock  Food^' 

Contains  Arsenic,  Antimony,  Strychnine,  Rosin,  Saltpetre  or 
any  injurious  ingredient  for  Horses,  Cattle,  Sheep  or  Hogs  in 
Breeding,  Growing,  Fattening,  Working,  Milking  or  in  Disease. 
It  is  absolutely  harmless  even  if  taken  into  the  human  system. 
It  tones  up  the  digestive  organs  and  gives  better  digestion  and  as- 
similation so  that  each  animal  obtains  more  nutrition  from  the 
grain  eaten,  it  purifies  the  blood  and  permanently  increases  the 
constitutional  strength. 

Your  Money  Will  Be  Rafunded  If  It  ever  Falls. 

gUTERNATIONAL  STOCK  FOOD  GO., 

Klnneapolls,  Mlanesotaf  U.  •.  A. 


ENDORSED  BY 

FARM,  STOCK  AND  HOME. 

Of  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

"Owing  to  the  utter  worth- 
lessness  of  many  of  the  so- 
called  cattle  and  Btock  foods 
oEEered  in  the  past  as  speciflo 
for  Hog  Cholera,  and  other 
diseases  of  animals,  Farm, 
Stock,  and  Home,  has  abso- 
lutely refused  them  space  in 
its  advertising  columns.  At 
last  we  are  confident  that  a 
food  of  actual  merit  is  found 
in  •'  International  Stock 
Food,"  an  advertisement  of 
which  appears  on  page  79.  It 
is  a  time-tried  remedy  and 
any  amount  of  ]proof  is  shown 
to  prove  that  it  will  accom- 
plish everything  its  makers 
claim  for  it.  It  is  the  hope 
of  this  journal  that  every 
reader  who  has  a  diseased  or 
unthrifty  animal  will  not  de- 
lay giving  it  a  trial.  The 
food  is  being  prepared  by  an 
experienced  feeder  and  stock- 
man, is  warranted  to  do  all 
that  is  claimed  for  it,  or  pur- 
chase price  will  be  returned." 
— Farm,  Stock  and  Horn*, 
Editorial— Jan.  15, 1897. 


INTERNATIONAL    STOCK    BOOK 


10? 


SHEEP  AT  REST. 

Made  from  a  painting  by  the  celebrated  sheep  artist,  Mrs.  Snsan  C.  Waters.  This  beautiful  painting  of 
animal  life  is  owned  by  M.  W.  Savage,  proprietor  of  International  Food  Co._  The  wool  is  painted  with  a  remark- 
able natural  effect  and  the  sheep  show  perfect  contentment.    The  painting  is  a  very  restful  scene. 

OUR   INTRODUCTORY   OFFER. 

Buy  "International  Stock  Food"  of  any  of  our  30,000  dealers,  but  if  you  cannot  buy  it  in  your 
tcwn  be  sure  and  write  us  for  our  "special  introductory  oflter"  on  "International  Stock  Food"  for 
farmers  or  stockmen  who  live  in  localities  where  we  do  not  have  a  dealer.  You  cannot  aflbrd  to 
miss  this  great  oiler.    This  oiler  will  not  be  made  if  we  have  a  dealer  in  your  town. 

AQIf     YOUR     DEALER  ^^^  ^^^  °^  °^^  preparations  and  if  you  cannot  buy  them  in  your  town 

^       ** ■_»#«*■■ — **  ^  **  ^  ^  **  send  us  your  order  and  remittance  for$2,00  worth  or  more  at  the  regular 

retail  price,  and  we  will  ship  the  same  to  you  at  once  with  the  express  charges  fully  prepaid. 


Rocky  Mountain  Sheep 


DtPT.-reRM^T.ONAL 


FOOD  CO. 


ENDORSED  BY 

Nebraska  Farmer. 

"We  have  been  in  the  fac- 
tory of  International  Food 
Company  several  times  and 
can  guarantee  that  every- 
thing is  exactly  as  represent- 
ed. If  our  readers  could  go 
through  their  plant  and  see 
the  large  shipments  going 
out  to  all  parts  of  the  country 
it  would  be  a  revelation. 
"International  Stock 
Food"  is  not  only  guaran- 
teed to  cure  and  prevent  dis- 
ease, but  also  to  malce  you 
more  money  by  feeding  to 
your  stock  to  make  them 
grow  rapidly  or  to  fatten.  It 
is  sold  on  the  agreement  that 
if  you  are  not  satisfied  with 
the  results,  that  your  money 
will  be  refunded.  The  com- 
pany has  the  reputation  of 
being  absolutely  fair  and  re- 
liable."—Tie  Nebraska 
Farmer,  April  6, 1899,  page  227. 


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FOR 


WILL  CURE  IM  "fEIN  MINUTES. 


^^^5?^cyi\^^\T\ 


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THE  QUICK  SIJRE  CURE 

SPASMODIC   COLIC,    GAS  COLIC,    FLATULENT  COLIC,   KIDNEY  COLIC,  BLOATp 
ACUTE  INDIGESTION,  GRAIN  FOUNDER  OR  BLOAT,  STOPPAGE  OF  WATER. 
POSITIVE  CASH  GUARANTEE  PRINTED  ON  EVERY  LABEL. 


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COLIC  QUICKLY  KILLS. 

"International  Colic  Cure"  is  not  on  the  market  to  compete  with  cheap  and  inferior  preparations.  Every 
intelligent  Iran  knows  that  Colic  is  the  most  dangerous  common  disease  and  that  it  causes  the  death  of  more 
horses  than  all  other  non-contagious  diseases  combined.  In  view  of  this  it  is  necessary  to  use  only  firtt-class 
ingredients  if  best  results  are  expected.  * '  Intern  ational  Colic  Cure"  is  composed  of  ten  such  ingredients.  Wo  are 
one  of  the  largest  buyers  of  medicinal  ingredients  for  live  stock  in  the  world  and  we  take  srecial  care  to  obtain 
them  of  the  very  highest  quality.  "International  CoI3c  Cure"  gives  relief  because  it  neutralizes  the  gases  and 
acids,  stops  fermentation  of  the  food  and  restores  the  stomach  and  bowels  to  their  normal  condition, 
ONLY  TWO  RESULTS  IN  COLIC.    Quick  CclJef  Hust  Be  Obtained,  or  Sure  DeatCi  Will  Follow. 

Any  educated,  honest  Veterinary  Surgeon  will  admit  that  he  loses  many  cases  of  Colic  even  when  ho  gives  the 
animal  his  personal  constant  attention.  It  would  bo  ioolish  for  us  to  claim  that  "Internatioral  Colic  Cure"  will 
never  fail  because  Colic  is  a  very  dangerous  disease  and  some  cases  are  absolutely  incurable  no  matter  what  is 
done  for  them.  In  all  cases  a  great  deal  ilepends  on  giving  the  animal  a  good  remedy  just  as  socn  as  the  first 
symptoms  appear.  Every  minute  of  delay  makes  the  risk  much  greater  as  the  disease  makes  ^  ery  rapid  progress 
and  thirty  minutes  delay  will  often  advance  the  disease  bo  that  it  will  bo  incurable.  You  may  loce  a  valuable 
animal  by  trying  some  cheap  preparation  prepared  from  cheap  and  inferior  ingredients.  Cheap  ingredients  cannot 
be  depended  on  to  give  good  results.  When  you  need  a  Colic  cure  you  need  it  at  once  and  you  want  a  remedy 
prepared  from  the  best  ingredients  known  to  medical  science,  so  that  you  can  save  your  horses,  mules  or  cattle. 


BEST  COLIC  CURE  IN  THE  WORLD. 

South  Branch,  _  West  Vikginia. 
International  Pood  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen: — I  have  just  cured  one  of  my  horses 
with  one  dose  of  "International  Colic  Cure"  and  nm 
glad  to  say,  with  good  wishes,  that  it  is  the  best  Colic 
Cure  in  the  world.    It  cures  very  quick. 

WM.  n.  TIMMERMAN. 

CURED  COLIC  IN  FIVE  MINUTES. 

Cosby,    Missouei. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Dear  Sirs  : — Wo  have  had  occaoion  to  use  your  very 
valuable  "International  Colic  Cure"  in  two  diScrent 
occasions.  The  first  time  was  last  June  when  wo  had  a 
horso  very  sick  with  Colic  and  "international  Colic 
Cure"  cured  him  in  five  minutes.  In  December  we  had 
a  mule  taken  with  Colic  and  it  was  five  miles  from 
homo.  Wo  telephoned  your  agent  at  Cosby  to  send  us 
a  bottle  and  it  cured  the  mule  almost  instantly.  Wo 
cannot  recommend  "International  Colic  Cure"  too 
highly.  KURTH  &  KLINE. 


CURED  COLIC  IN  FIVE  fWONUTES. 

Minneapolis,  Minnesota. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  : — One  of  my  horses  was  taken  sick  with 
Colic  and  was  so  bad  that  he  could  not  get  up.  One 
dose  of  "International  Colic  Cure"  cured  nim  inside  of 
fi.ve  minutes.    It  is  a  remarkable  remedy  for  Colic. 

HERMAN  SCHRADER. 

CURED  COLIC  IN  TEN  MINUTES. 

Mount  Liberty,  Ohio. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Mii  n. 

Gents:— We  had  a  horse  that  we  intended  to  ship  and 
he  was  taken  very  sick  with  Spasmodic  Colic.  We  gave 
him  one-half  bottle  of  "International  Colic  Cure"  and 
inside  of  ton  minutes  he  was  as  well  as  ever.  Shortly 
after  a  farmer  had  a  horse  taken  with  Colic  in  the  street 
opposite  our  stable.  We  gave  him  the  remaining  one- 
half  of  the  bottle  and  within  fen  minutes  ho  was  driven 
away  fully  cured.    It  is  the  best  remedy  for  Colic  we 

CONLEY  BROS., 


ever  saw. 

Liverymen  and  Shippers  of  Horses, 

We  can  furnish  you  a  large  number  of  similar  testimonials. 

SOLD   BY  DEALERS  ON  A  POSITIVE  CASH  GUARANTEE. 

If  your  dealer  does  not  have  it  and  will  not  get  it  for  yon,  it  will  pay  you  to  write  direct  to  us.    We  will  supply 
you  and  pay  express  charges.    Refuse  imitations  and  substitutes. 

Sole  Owners,    INTERNATIONAL  STOCK  FOOD  CO.^ 

Minneapolis,  Minn.,  U.  S.  A. 


Capital  Paid  in, 
$1,000,000. 


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MINNEAPOLIS.  MINN 


PRICE  ONE  DOLLAR. 


^international  Honey-Tar  Foot  Remedy^' 

DIRECTIONS. 

To  Keep  Peet  In  Good  Condition.— Wash  them  with  soap  and  water,  and  after 
wiping  dry  apply  the  remedy  to  the  outside  as  well  as  to  all  parts  of  the  frog  and 
bottom  of  the  feet.    Use  every  night,  or  as  often  as  you  think  necessary. 

To  Promote  Rapid  Growth.— Follow  above  directions  and  also  thoroughly 
apply  all  around  at  top  of  the  hoof  joining  the  hair.    Use  every  night. 

For  Sore  or  Tender  Feet. — Use  as  stated  above,  and  also  pack  the  feet  every 
night  for  one  or  two  weeks.    Directions  for  packing  given  on  labeL 

For  Nail  Wounds.— Enlarge  the  injury  down  to  the  quick  and  wash  out  with 
hot  water  and  soap,  and  then  pour  into  the  injury  enough  of  the  remedy  to  fill 
the  opening.  Hold  the  foot  up  a  few  minutes,  until  a  part  of  the  remedy  is  ab- 
sorbed. Then  pack  the  foot  as  directed  ou  label.  Eepeat  this  treatments 
two  or  three  times  per  day,  and  it  will  soon  cure  tho  worst  case. 

For  Scratches.— Wash  with  warm  water  and  soap,  and  apply  the  remedy  two 
or  three  times  per  day. 

For  Thrush.— Take  knife  and  open  up  along  frog  as  deep  as  possible,  and  cub 
out  all  diseased  parts.  Wash  foot  with  hot  water  and  soap.  Wipe  dry  and  pour  a 
teaspoonful  or  more  in  the  bottom  of  foot,  and  apply  thoroughly.  Use  two  or 
three  times  per  day.  Saturate  cotton  cloth  with  the  remedy  and  fill  crevice  by 
frog.    It  is  best  to  keep  foot  clean  with  bandages  or  a  boot. 

For  Corns.— Take  all  pressure  off  the  corn,  pare  down  over  the  corn  and 
apply  remedy  two  to  four  times  per  day.  In  a  few  shoeings  the  corn  will  be 
entirely  removed  by  paring  down  and  new  hoof  growth. 

For  Quarter  Cracks.— Can  be  cured  only  by  new  growth  of  hoof.  Have  black- 
smith make  a  cut  at  top  of  hoof,  directly  above  the  crack  and  deep  enough  to 
draw  blood-  Then  apply  remedy  two  or  three  times  per  day,  inside  and  out, 
and  at  top  of  hoof.  Pack  feet  at  night,  as  directed  on  other  panel.  Keep  hoof 
growing  rapidly,  and  as  fast  as  possible  cut  away  at  bottom,  and  crack  will  soon 
disappear. 

For  Contracted  Feet.-  Open  up  the  quarters,  wash  the  foot  and  apply  the 
remedy  at  top  of  foot,  on  outside  of  foot  and  inside  of  foot,  two  or  three  times 
rer  day,  in  order  to  soften  tho  hoof  and  secure  new  growth.  Pack  at  night  as 
directed  on  label.  Shoe  with  tips  or  bar  shoe.  Must  have  frog  pressure 
to  spread  heels.  In  some  cases  a  spring  is  a  help.  In  very  hard  cases  it  is  nec- 
essary to  cut  out  the  quarters.  After  doing  this,  bandage  the  foot  for  two  or 
three  weeks  and  keep  damp  with  the  remedy.  Continue  to  use  remedy  after 
bandages  are  taken  off. 

In  shoemgr  have  blacksmith  in  all  cases  shoe  in  such  a  way  as  to  take  all  pressure  off  of  sore  or 
tender  parts.     His  skill  will  be  a  great  aid  in  curing:  any  foot  disease. 

AlPERpicFFOoFpAci^ 

CAUTBON.^r-Water  acts  on  the  foot  like  it  does  on  leather.  While  the  foot  is  soaked  full  of  water  it  is 
soft,  b'lt  when  it  dries  the  hoof  is  harder  and  more  brittle  than  before.  Leather  is  very  dry  and  hard  after  being 
vfater  soaked.  Much  soaking  of  the  feet  in  water,  or  packing  in  preparations  that  depend  on  the  water  tliey  con- 
tain, like  clay,  rock,  etc.,  is  detrimental  because  it  makes  the  hoof  dry  and  brittle,  which  induces  foot  disease. 
Put  certain  oils  on  leather  and  it  makes  it  permanently  soft  and  more  lasting.  This  is  also  true  of  horses  feet. 
"International  Honey-Tar  Foot  Remedy"  is  prepared  from  strained  Honey,  Pine  Tar  and  several  other 
ingredients,  and  is  a  perfect  horse  foot  remedy. 

TO  MAKE  A  PERFECT  FOOT  PACKING  take  equal  parts  of  bran  and  ground  oil  meal  (or  bran 
alone)  and  soften  same  with  "International  Honey-Tar  Foot  Remedy"  so  that  it  will  be  ]ust  pasty  enough  to  stay 
inside  the  shoe  or  in  bottom  of  the  foot  after  being  well  pressed.  This  will  cause  a  rapid  growth  of  the  hoof,  take 
out  fever  and  soreness,  and  insure  a  soft,  elastic,  tough  and  healthy  hoof.  It  is  absolutely  harmless,  and  can  b© 
used  with  perfect  safety  and  beneficial  results  every  day,  once  a  week,  or  as  often  as  you  think  best. 

Easy  to  use  and  sure  results  make  it  a  favorite  with  horse  owners.    It  is  very  cheap  to  use. 

iTRIEMARic^  SOFTENER  and  TOUGHENER 

When  horses'  feet  stop  growing,  there  is  bound  to  be  serious  trouble  for  the  blacksmith  in  preventing  lame- 
ness. The  blacksmith  is  the  horses  best  friend,  because  without  his  skill  the  horse  could  not  travel  one  day  on 
paved  roads;  yet  he  is  most  unjustly  abused  by  the  average  horse  owner.  Keep  the  foot  of  a  horse  soft  and 
growing  and  you  will  have  but  little  complaint  in  ro^ard  to  shoeing.  _ 

Mail  us  the  empty  labeled  can  and  we  will  refund  your  money  if  this  remedy  ever  tails. 

''GOOD  FEET"  IS  THE  KEYNOTE  TO  A  GOOD  HORSE. 

INTERNATIONAL  STOCK  FOOD  CO.  West  Chazy,  New  Yoek. 

Gentlemen  :— Last  fall  my  horse  went  lame  and  I  thought  he  was  foundered.  Your  agents,  Jerry  &  Hous- 
ingersold  me  a  can  of  "International  Honey-Tar  Foot  Remedy,"  with  instructions  to  use  it  aS  per  directions,  and 
if  my  horse  was  not  better  before  I  used  the  contents  up,  I  need  not  pay  for  it.  Within  a  few  days  after  I  began 
using  it,  my  horse  was  much  improved  and  in  a  short  time  was  as  well  as  ever.  I  can  cheerfully  recommend  it  as 
a  wonderfBl  Hoof  Remedy,  as  it  draws  out  all  of  the  soreness  and  keeps  the  hoof  soft  and  in  a  healthy  conditiou- 

Yours  respectfully,  W.  E,  STILES. 

YOUR  MONEY  WILL  BE  REFUNDED  IF  IT  EVER  FAILS. 

If  your  dealer  does  not  have  it  and  will  not  get  it  for  you,  it  will  pay  you  to  write  to  us.  We  will  prepay 
express  charges  if  you  send  us  $1.00  for  two  50c  cans.    Testimonials  will  be  sent  you  on  application. 

SOLE  OWNERS, 


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A  HORSE  DEALER'S  REPORT. 


Minneapolis,  Minnesota. 
I  have  found  "International  Heave  Cure"  the  most 
euocessful  remedy  that  1  have  ever  tried. 

J.  O.  NICKEESON, 
Horse  Dealer,  423  2nd  Ave.  8. 

SURE  HEAVE  CURE. 

„,  ,„        .  ,  Minneapolis,  Minnesota. 

To  Whom  it  May  Concern : 

This  is  to  certify  that  I  have  used  "International 
Heave  Cure"  and  find  it  to  be  the  best  in  the  market, 
aod  heartily  recommend  the  same  to  the  public. 

JOHN  PIERCE    830  Hennepin  Ave. 


BEST  HEAVE  CURE. 

m   TTTu      -i.  HT     ^  Minneapolis,  Minnesota. 

To  Whom  it  May  Concern  : 

I  have  used  "International  Heave  Cure"  and  find 
it  to  be  the  best  remedy  for  heavy  horses  in  the  market. 
Respectfully,    DICK  JEFFERSON, 
Supt,  American  Biscuit  Co.  Stables, 

RELIABLE  HEAVE  CURE. 

.    .  Minneapolis,  Minnesota. 

This  is  to  certify  that  I  have  used  "International 
Heave  Cure"  and  find  it  to  do  better  work  than  any- 
thing  I  have  ever  tried.  DR.  A.  J.  McLEOD, 

TESTED  18  YEARS. 

.  Minneapolis,  Minnesota. 

This  is  to  certify  that  I  have  used  "International 
Heave  Cure"  in  my  practice  for  eighteen  years  and 
find  it  to  be  the  best  remedy  for  heaves.  Broken  Wind 
and  Asthma,  all  diseases  caused  by  Lesion  of  the 
Pmeumogastic  nerves  and  branches  to  the  bronchial 
tubes,  lungs  and  stomach,  will  aid  digestion  and  in  a 
short  time  make  a  new  change.    EespectfuUy, 

.  DR.  W.  T.  METZGER,  V.  S. 

and  Originator  of  the  Metzger  Veterinary  Medicines. 

IT  CURED  MY  HORSE. 

Minneapolis,  Minnesota. 
Deab  Sie: — I  wish  to  herewith  thank  you  for  the 
treatment  of  my  horse  that  was  afHictcd  with  the 
lieaves;  and  take  great  pleasure  in  recommending 
''''International  Heave  Cure",  as  it  has  cured  my 
horse  entirely,  and  will  cure  others. 

FRANK  O.  COLLINS,  3105  Garfield  Avenue. 

ALWAYS  CURES  HEAVES. 

Minneapolis,  Minnesota. 
To  Whom  it  May  Concern : 
I  hereby  recommend  "International  Heave  Cure" 

to  be  the  most  successful  powder  for  the  purpose  used 
for  heaves.  I  have  had  ail  kinds  of  experience  in  dif- 
ferent medicines  and  tonics  and  find  this  to  be  the  only 
one  proving  a  success  in  every  case. 

Yours  respectfully,    T.  J.  COLEMAN, 

Care  No.  10  Engine  Co. 

BETTER  THAN  OTHERS. 

Minneapolis,  Minwesota. 
After  trying  various  remedies  to  efEect  a  cure  of 
heaves,  I  was  requested  to  give  "International  Heave 
Cure"  a  trial.  It  did  not  take  long  to  convince  me  of 
its  efficiency  to  do  all  that  was  required  of  it,  and  can 
speak  of  it  onlyin  the  highest  terms. 

W.  H.  SAMPSON,  3533  9th  Avenue  South. 


DIRECTIONS 

Decrease  the  quantity  of  hay  and  be  sure  and  dampen  it  with  water  before  every  feed.  Feed  wild  hay  in- 
stead of  timothy  or  clover,  if  possible  to  obtain  it.  Give  the  horse  a  "bran  mash"  once  per  week,  or,  if  you  do 
not,  then  add  two  tablespoonsfuls  of  oil  meal  to  his  regular  feed  once  or  twice  per  day.  Increase  the  quantity  of 
grain  feed  to  make  up  for  the  decrease  in  quantity  of  hay.  Dampen  the  grain  feed  and  give  one  teaspoonful 
of  "International  Heave  Cui-e'' mixed  with,  the  grain,  three  times  per  day.  In  some  very  bad  cases  of 
heaves,  it  may  be  best  to  give  one  tablespoonf  ul,  three  times  per  day,  for  three  or  four  days,  and  then  reduce  to  one 
tablespoonful  as  specified  in  above  directions 

FoUow  these  same  general  directions  when  using  for  Asthma,  Broken  "Wind,  Coughs,  etc. 

When  using  as  a  tonic,  feed  one-halt  teaspoonful  three  times  a  day. 

In  a  large  majority  of  cases,  one  box  of  "International  Heave  Cure"  will  effect  a  cure.  In  some 
Tery  bad  cases  it  may  take  three  to  six  boxes  or  more  to  effect  a  complete  cure,  bocause  some  horses  become  so 
badly  diseased  that  they  will  require  a  much  longer  treatment  than  those  not  so  badly  affected 

The  use  or  one  box  will  either  effect  a  cure  or  saow  decided  beneficial  results.  After  using  one  box  of 
•'International  Heave  Cure,"  you  can  see  the  great  benefit,  and  then  it  depends  on  you  as  to  whether  you  will 
use  it  long  enough  to  effect  a  cure  in  a  bad  case.  All  horses  are  not  affected  alike,  and  some  will  require  a  longer 
treatment  than  others.  You  will  have  to  be  your  own  judge  in  this  matter.  We  positively  guarantee  "Interna- 
tional Heave  Cure." 

Remember  that  after  your  horse  is  cured  of  the  heaves,  that  musty  hay,  hard  driving  after  a  heavy  feed,  etc.. 
"ivill  be  liable  to  give  it  to  him  again,  and  you  must  be  careful  in  regard  to  these  things.  You  can  cure  a  person  of 
a  'cold"  but  that  does  not  prove  that  that  same  person  will  never  take  a  "cold"  again.  Curing  your  horse  of 
heaves  does  not  prove  that  he  will  never  have  the  heaves  again. 

WE  GUARANTEE  TO  REFUND  YOUR  MONEY  IN  ANY  CASE  OF  FAILURE. 

If  your  dealer  does  not  have  it  and  will  not  get  it  for  you,  it  will  pay  you  to  write  direct  to  us  and  enclose 
50  centb  in  stamps  and  we  will  mail  you  one  50  cent  package  postage  prepaid.  Refuse  imitations  and  substi- 
tutes.   It  is  the  only  Heave  Cure  sold  with  a  cash  guarantee. 

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INTERNATI#NAL  STOCK  FOOD  CO., 

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DisiDfeetaDt,  Miseptle  $  Gepmieide 

Only 

Costs 

Two 

Cents 

Per 

Gallon 

"INTERNATIONAL    PHENO=CHLORO" 

Guaranteed  to  be  prepared  from  several  of  the  most  certain  Disinfectants,  Germicides, 
Vermicides,  Antiseptics,  Insecticides  and  Deodorizers  known  to  medical  science.  It  has  superior 
qualities  and  is  very  much  cheaper  to  use  than  many  similar  preparations.  It  is  the  greatest 
known  disease  germ  destroyer,  Ono  50-cent  can  makes  25  gallons  ready  for  use.  You  certainly 
can  afford  to  pay  two  cents  per  gallon  for  a  reliable  disinfectant,  germicide,  etc. 


One 

50=Cenl 
Can 

Makes  25 
Gallons  of 
Disinfectant 


.VETERINARY  USE. 


For  animals  it  is  used  for "Hog  Cholera" "Chicken  Cholera" Lice  on  Hogs" 

♦'Mange  on  Hogs"  . .  ."Fleas  or  Hen  Lice" ....  "Sheep  Dip" "Scab  in  Sheep" ....  "To  Destroy 

Maggots"        "Foot    Rot"....  "Disinfecting    Horse    Stables".,..  "Thrush"..  ..'^Mango  or  Ring 

Worm".... "Lice,  Flies,  Ring  Worm  and  Mange  on  Cattle" "Tuberculosis  or  Texas  Fever" 

...."Mange  or  Ring  Worm  on  Dogs" "Horn  Flies"  —  "Screw  Worms." 


HOUSEHOLD  USE. 


Use  it  for. .  .."Water  Closets". . .  ."Drains". . . .  "Out-Door  Clcsets". .  ."Sfaiks". .  ."Cess  Pools'* 

'  Urinals,"  etc.    Use  for "Contagious  Diseases" Foul  Ulcers "Bed  Bugs" 

"Cockroaches,"  etc.    If  you  value  health  use  a  reliable  disinfectant  and  germicide. 


Indianola,    Illinois.         > 


<  International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

{         Gentlemen: — I  use  * 'International  Pheno=Chloro"  on  floors  and  sprinkle  my  hogs  with  } 
>  it  once  per  week.    I  also  sprinkle  my  poultry  house.    It  is  a  good  disinfectant  and  drives  v 

<  away  disease.  S.  J.  NEAL.         > 

SOLD  BY  DEALERS 

If  your  dealer  does  not  have  it  and  will  not  get  it  for  you  it  will  pay  you  to  write  direct  to  xiB. 
We  prepay  express  charges  \i/hen  you  order  two  or  more  50-cent  cans. 

9oio  Owner.,    INTERNATIONAL  STOCK  FOOD  CO.^ 

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"International  Harness  Soap  and  Ebony  Oil  Dressing.' 


MAKES 

OLD 

HARNESS 

LOOK 

LIKE 

NEW. 


KEEPS  HARNESS  CLEAN.  BLACK,  SOFT  AND  OILED. 

It  is  not  necessary  to  oil  harness  if  this  combined  soap  and  oil  dressing  is  used,  because  i 
contains  the  very  highest  grade  of  oil  that  can  be  obtained.  To  clean  harness  take  a  dam] 
sponge  or  cloth  and  rub  on  the  soap  until  filled  with  lather,  and  then  draw  the  straps  througl 
the  sponge  until  thoroughly  cleaned.  Wash  the  sponge  from  time  to  time  and  renew  the  lathe 
if  you  desire  the  best  results. 

If  carefully  done  the  harness  will  be  soft  and  pliable  and  have  a  superior  new  harness  finis] 
that  will  not  rub  off  on  your  horse,  or  wash  off  in  the  rain. 

< 'International  Harness  Soap  and  Ebony  Oil  Dressing"  is  prepared  from  a  celebrates 
"English  Formula"  which  we  obtained  at  a  large  expense.  We  guarantee  that  every  one  of  th 
nine  ingredients  used  in  it  are  of  the  highest  quality  that  can  be  obtained. 

^*7m^T,xT.«r«vT.x  T,^^^  ^^C"EAP  TO  USE  AND   BEST  RESULTS.      ^ 

INTEENATIOVAL  FOOD  CO.  Indianapolis,  Indiana. 

Gents  : — I  am  using  "International  Harness  Soap  and  Ebony  Oil  Dressing."  It  gives  splendid  Batisfactior 
£  have  used  several  kinds  of  Harness  Soap,  but  yours  is  the  best. 

HAERY  EOSENTHAL,  East  Court  St.  Livery  Stable. 

MAKES  OLD   HARNESS   LOOK   LIKE  NEW. 

INTEENATTONAIi  FOOD  CO.  Faemington,  Tennessee. 

Dbae  Sies:— I  am  using  "International  Harness  Soap  and  Ebony  Oil  Dressing"  and  it  is  the  be&t  thing 
ever  struck  for  fine  harness  or  for  work  harness.    It  makes  old  harness  look  like  new. 

S.  W.  PRESLAR,  Furniture  Dealer  and  Undertaker 

BEST   IN    THE   ^VORLD 

INTERNATIONAL  FOOD  CO.  '  Minneapolis,  Minnesota. 

Gbntb  :— We  sell  large  quantities  of  International  Harness  Soap  and  Ebony  Oil  DreMHig' '  and  it  gives  gooi 
eatisfaction.    We  think  it  the  best  in  the  world.  L.  LARAMEE  &  CO.,  Harness  Dealers. 


SOLD  BY  DEALERS  MTEVERY  BOX  GUARANTEED. 

If  your  dealer  does  not  have  it  and  will  not  get  it  for  you,  it  will  pay  you  to  write  to  us  and  enclose  25c  ii 
stamps  and  we  will  mail  you  one  25o  box  with  postage  prepaid.    Refuse  imitations  and  substitutes. 

SOLE  OWNERS, 

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CURES  WHILE  HORSES  WORK  OR  REST 

THE  QUICK  AND  SURE  GALL  CURE 

YOUR   MONEY   REFUNDED 

H  it  •ver  Falls  to  Cure  Galls,  Sore  Shoulders,  Sore  Necks,  Sere  teoks, 
Sore  RIouthSy  Cuts,  Bruised  Heels,  Etc. 


It  is  also  a  QUICK  CURE  for  SORE  TEATS  on  Cows,  Mares,  Etc. 


PRICE,  25  AND  50  CENTS. 


GIVES  GOOD  SATISFACTION. 

Gaby,  South  Dakota. 
CNTERNATIONAL  FOOD  CX). 

Deab  Sies  :— "International  Qall  Cure"  gives  good 
■atififaction.    Please  Bend  me  two  dozen  at  once. 

J.  E.  TOUGER. 

A  RELIABLE  CURE. 

CiajAR  Point,  Kansas. 
INTERNATIONAL  FOOD  CO. 

Gents  :—PleaBe  seed  me  four  dozen  more  of  "Inter- 
national Qall  Cure."  It  is  all  right  and  gives  satisfac- 
tion. L.  N.  LAWRENCE. 


A  GOOD  SELLER, 

PoKiN.  Kansas. 
INTERNATIONAL  FOOD  CO. 

Dear  Sies  :— We  find  that  "intematlfonal  Oall  Cure" 
is  a  good  seller,  send  us  two  dozen  more  at  once,  as 
we  need  it.  WAGLEB  &  HALLER. 

asure^cureI  ^ 

Ttleb,  Minnesota. 
INTERNATIONAL  FOOD  CO. 

Deab  Sibs:— "International  Gall  Care"  is  givins 
good  satisfaction. 

J.  N.  NIELSEN. 


SOLD  BY  DEALERS  ON  A  GUARANTEE. 

If  your  dealer  does  not  have  it  and  will  not  get  it  for  you,  it  will  pay  you  to  send  2Sc  in  stamps  to  our  offloa 
•ad  we  will  mail  you  a  box  with  postage  prepaid.    Refusa  iioitations  and  substitutes. 

SOLE  OWNERS, 

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DOES  ALL  THAT  IS  CLAIMED. 

Minneapolis,  Minnesota. 
To  the  Proprietors  of  "International  Quick-Cleaner :" 

I  used  your  soap  in  my  home  and  can  recommend  it  to  do 
^U  that  is  claimed.        Yours  truly,  ^  _ 

C.  H.  BUKDICK,  426  Ontario  St.,  S.E. 

A  FIRST-CLASS  CLEANER. 

MiNNEAPOLi3»   Minnesota. 

Gentlemen  :— "International  QuIck-CIeaner"  givee  our 
customers  eatisfaction.  We  consider  it  a  first-class 
article  C.  W.  BLAIR  &  CO.,  Grocers 

No.  1  K  26th  St. 


IT  WILL  SAVE  YOUR  CARPET. 

Minneapolis,  Minnesota. 
Dear  Sibs  :— I  take  pleasure  in  telling  you  that 
we  tried  "International  Qulck>Cleaner"  on  a  moquet 
carpet,  which  we  thought  was  beyond  redemption. 
Wo  were  surprised  to  find  all  the  old  colors  restored 
after  one  application.  A.  L.  BKICE. 

QUICKLY  CLEANS  CARPETS,  RUGS,  ETC, 

Minneapolis,  Minnesota. 
Gentlemen  :— I  have  had  "International  Quick* 

Cleaner"  in  my  house  and  find  that  for  renovating 
carpets,  restoring  rugs  to  their  originalcolor,  and 
for  all  purposes,  when  a  first-class  article  or  the 
kind  is  needed  that  it  filled  the  bill,  and  therefore, 
can  recommend  it.  C.  W.  PUTNAM,  M.  D., 

2212  4th  Ave.  So. 

A  FIRST-CLASS  CLEANER. 

Minneapolis,  Minnesota. 
Dear  Siks  :— This  is  to  certify  that  I  have  used 
''International  Quick-Cleaner"  and  find  it  to  be  all 
that  you  claim  for  it.    I  can  recommend  it  to  any 
one  needing  a  first-class  cleaner. 

Yours  truly,       T.  E.  MERCER,  Mgr. 

GIVES  PERFECT  SATISFACTION. 

Minneapolis,  Minnesota. 
Gentlemen:— I  have  used  "International  Quick- 
Cleaner"  and  find  that  it  does  all  that  is  claimed 
for  it,  and  is  in  every  way  satisfactory. 

MRS,  C.  E.  McLEAN. 

REPORT  OF  AN  EXPERT  CARPET  CLEANER. 
Minneapolis,  Minnesota. 

Dear  Sirs  :— In  reply  to  yours  in  regard  to  "Inter* 
national  Quick-Cleaner,"  will  say  that  we  gave  ai 
expert  carpet  cleaner  a  sample,  together  with  sam- 
ples of  other  kinds,  requesting  him  to  report  th« 
result  to  us.  He  said ''International  Quick-Cleaner" 
was  equal  to  any  in  use.  Therefore,  we  can  recom- 
mend it  to  our  customers.        Very  truly  yours, 

MINNEAPOLIS  DRY  GOODS  CO. 

EXACTLY  AS  CLAIMED. 

Minneapolis..   Minnesota. 

Gentlemen:— I  am  selling  'International  Quick- 
Cleaner"  and  I  find  it  satisfactoryo  It  does  Bill  you 
claim  for  it.  C.  A.  EKELTTND,  Grocer. 

1854  Central  Ave. 


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Is  a  wonderful  "'Quick-Cleaner"  Compound  for  cleaning  Carpets,  Rugs,  Silks,  ^Draperies,  Plush 
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Covered  Furniture,  GloveSj  White  Kid  Slippers,  White  Kid  Gloves,  Woolen  Hats  and  Caps, 
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Painted  Wood  Work,  Linoleum,  Oil  Cloth,  Hardwood  Floors,  Hardwood  Wahs  and  Hardwood 
OflBce  Furniture.  For  the  quick  cleaning  of  Hotels.  Street  Cars,  Sleeping  Cars,  Dining  Cars 
and  Day  Cars.    For  washing  Clothes,  Window  Glass,  Mirrors,  Dishes,  Glasses,  Etc.,  EtCj  EtOc 

TftMDT  17*TT7  IMPlprTIrtllQ  Are  given  in  a  circular  in  the  Inside  of  every  box  cover.  Put  up  in  white  enam. 
VUiurLuilJ  yinDulIUllO  eled„  lithographed  tin  boxes.  None  genuine  without  the  above  design  lithographed 
on  every  box.   We  guarantee  satisfactory  results.   If  it  ever  fails  write  to  us  and  we  will  refund  your  money. 


It  Removes  Dirt,  Fresh  Paint,  Grease  or  Ink  and  Restores  the  Colors  Bright  and  Fresh. 
Destroys  Moths.    Price  25  Cents  Per  Box.    Weight  One  Pound 


SOLD      BY     DEALEIRS 


If  your  dealer  does  not  have  it  and  will  not  get 
it  for  you  it  will  pay  you  to  write  to  us,  enclose  35 
cents  in  stamps  and  we  will  mail  you  a  85-cent  box  with  postage  prepaid.  The  postage  is  20  cents 
per  box  and  in  this  way  you  would  pay  half  and  we  would  pay  half.    Send  35  cents  in  stamps. 


Sola  owners, 


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It  Purifies  the  Blood  and  Tones 
Up  the  Entire  System, 
is  a  Pare  Vegetable  Appe- 
tizer and  Tonic. 


Guaranteed  not  to  contain  potash  or  any  mineral  ingredient  or 
any  poisonous  or  injurious  ingredient.  It  increases  the  appetite, 
gives  perfect  assimilation,  purifies  the  blood,  strengthens  the 
nerves  and  invigorates  the  entire  system.  Prepared  from  Sarsa- 
parilia,  Wild  Cherry  Bark  and  several  other  reliable  Boots  and 
Herbs. 

Gained  17  Pounds. 

MiNNEAPOL  IS,  Minnesota. 
Gentlemen  :— In  regard  to  the  merits  of  "Dr.  Beldiug  "Wild 
Cherry  Sarsaparllla"  I  will  state  the  facts  briefly.  Owing  to 
a  severe  attack  of  dyspepsia  and  sleeplessness,  my  family  physi- 
cian advised  a  change  of  climate,  but  I  was  induced  by  my  brother 
to  talio  your  Wild  Cherry  Sarsaparilla,  and  the  result  was  most 
marvelous.  Alter  taking  for  a  few  days  my  appetite  increased, 
digestion  became  good,  I  slept  soundly^  and  gained  17  pounds  in 
a  little  over  Bis  weeks.  I  continued  taking  the  remedy,  and  I  am 
now  in  better  health  than  I  have  been  in  many  years.  It  is  a  won- 
derful mrdicine  and  I  sincerely  recommend  its  use  to  all  who  aro 
in  need  of  a  reliable  tonic  that  is  bound  to  produce  good  results. 

HA.NNAH  J.  MORRIS. 

Best  Sarsaparilla  He  Ever  Handlsd. 

Purifies  tBie  Blood  and  Invigorates  tiie  Entire  System* 

Beuin,    Pennsylvania. 
Dr.  Belding  Medicine  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

SiKS:— Please  duplicate  my  last  biU  of  "Dr.  Belding 'Wilel 
CSierry  Sarsaparilla."  I  intend  to  push  it  because  it  is  the  beat 
sareaparilla  I  ever  handled.    It  has  done  good  in  every  case. 

Yours  truly,    W.  6.  KELLEY,  Dealer. 

Covered  with  Painful  BoHs  Large  as 
Hen's  Eggs. 

Oakland  Citt,  Indiana. 
Dr.  Belding  Medicine  Co.,  Minnear>olis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  :— During  the  spring  and  summer  of  1896,  I  waa 
literally  covered  with  boils.  At  times  I  would  have  as  many  af 
twelve  or  fifteen  at  the  same  time.  Some  were  as  large  as  hen's 
eggs.  I  could  not  walk  or  sleep.  I  think  I  used  everybody's  rem- 
edy in  the  neighborhood,  also  several  sarsapariUas  and  blood 
purifiers,  but  I  received  no  benefit.  Finally,  I  noticed  that  "Dr. 
Belding:  "Wild  Cherry  Sarsaparilla"  was  highly  recommended 
for  all  blood  diseases,  also  guaranteed  to  give  satisfaction  or  my 
money  would  be  refunded.  It  was  the  benefit  I  wanted  and  not 
the  money  back.  I  used  one  bottle  as  directed  and  my  boils  dis- 
appeared before  it  was  half  gone,  and  I  am  now,  and  have  beenfor 
some  time,  enjoying  the  best  of  health.    Yours  truly, 

G.  S.  JONES. 
With  D.  H.  Bamdon,  &  Co.,  Manufacturers  and  Dealers  in  Pianoa 

and  Organs. 

A  Large  Number  of  Similar  Testimonials  Can  be  Furnished. 
A  GUARANTEE  TO  REFUND  YOUR  MONEY. 

Around  every  bottle  we  place  a  Printed,  Positive  Guarantee  to  Refund  Tour  Money  promptly  if,it  faUfl 
in  your  case.  This  is  the  only  "Sarsaparilla"  oversold  with  such  a  strong  guarantee.  We  will  pay  you  .^00 
in  cash  if  we  ever  refuse  to  refund  your  money  on  this  guarantee.  Some  dealer  may  try  to  seU  you  some  imi- 
tation, or  substitute.    Refuse  these  inferior  preparations  and  insist  on  having  the  genuine. 

Sold  by  Druggists  and  fledicine  Dealers  with  a  Positive,  Cash  Quarantee. 
IF  NOT  FOR  SALE  IN  YOUR  TOWN. 

If  you  cannot  buy  our  preparations  of  your  druggist  ^T'send  us  $8.00  for  any  of  our  preparations 
and  we  will  also  send  you  extra  $1.00  worth  of  any  of  our  preparations  you  may  choose  ab96»uteiy  tree 
for  exprecs  charges. 

So!e  Owners,  DR.  BELDINQ  MEDICINE  CO.,  Minneapolis,  Mhin.,  U.  5.  A. 


Pr.  Belding  Tooth  Powder  is  puarant^d  8fitl8factor|r  and  onl^  costs  25  otf* 


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THyifoiiMSjlSMl 

The  only  colorless,  instantly  absorbed,  liquid,  external,  gruaranteed  cure  for  Salt  Kheum,  Eczema,  Tetters, 
Etc.,  known  to  medical  science.  Tested  for  oyer  twenty-five  years  by  a  regular  medical  college  graduate,  army 
surgeon  and  practicing  physician  in  high  standing. 

CURE8  WHERE  DOCTORS  AND  ALL  OTHER  REMEDIES  FAIL. 

Cures  the  Children* 


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CURES 


Salt  Rheum  (Eaema),  Rash, 
Tetters  (Herpes)  Scald  Head,  Milk 
Scald,  Scabies,  Plant  Poisoning, 
Hives,  Mosquito  Bites.  Small  Bams 
or  Scratches,  Itch,  Barber's  Itch, 
Ringworm,  Acne,  Parasitic  Dis- 
eases, Scaly  or  Scabby  Emptlons 
of  the  Skin,  and  Itching  Piles.^ 


A  PLEASANT  SURE  CURE 

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MmNEAPOLfS.  M/mUSA. 


PRICE  50  CENTS. 


Cures  After  Doctors  Fail. 

Nbw  Stanton,  Pa. 
DeAB  t  ^s  :-When  I  commenced 
«sing  "Di.  Belding  Skin  Rem- 
edy" I  had  Eczema  on  my  hands 
and  arms  to  the  elbow,  of  two 
years'  duration.  T  have  not  used 
quite  four  bottles  and  am  entirely 
cured.  Before  this  I  spent  $40.00 
with  eight  prominent  doctors  and 
my  hands  kept  gatting  worse.  I 
can  truthfully  recommend  "Dr. 
Belding  Skin  Remedy"  to  any 
one  as  being  the  very  best  skin 
remedy.  I  can't  say  too  much  in 
its  favor.    GASPER  TARE, 

Agent  of  the  Penn.  Ry.  Co. 

After  29  Years'  Experience 
as  a  Druggist. 

Sidney,  Iowa. 
Send  me  another  case  of  "I>r. 
Belding  Skin  Remedy."    I  can 

Bend  you  some  sworn  tDstimonials 
of  wonderful  cures.  I  have  been 
in  the  drug  business  20  years  and 
have  never  found  anything  to 
equal  your  remedy.  It  is  also 
very  pleasant  to  use. 

RILEY  KEELEH,  Druggist. 

Physicians  Recommend  tho 
Great  Skin  Remedy. 

Patoka,  Indiana. 
QBNTiiEMBN :— I  am  handling 
'•Dr.  Belding  Skin  Remedy" 
and  have  sold  over  four  dozen 
bottles  and  every  bottle  gives 
splendid  satisfaction.  One-half 
bottle  cured  me  of  eczema,  which 
I  would  not  have  back  again  for 
$100.  I  have  several  customers 
who  are  willing  to  testify  to  the 
merits  of  ''Dr.  Belding  Skin 
Remedy."  Our  physicians  rec- 
ommend it. 

HENRY  STEELMAN. 
Druggist. 

IF  NOT  SOLD  IN  YOUR 
TOWN. 

If  you  cannot  buy  our  prep- 
arations of  your  druggist, 
l^^send  us  $3.00  for  any  of 
our  preparations  and  we  will 
also  send  you  extra  $1.00 
■worth  of  any  of  oui-  prepara- 
tions you  may  choose  abso- 
lutely free  for  express  charges. 

IN  60o  AND  $1.00  SIZES. 

OUR  ASTONISHING  CASH  GUARANTEE  TO  YOU. 

Every  bottle  of  "DR.  BELOaNG  SKIN  REMEDY"  is  sold  with  a  Printed,  Positive  Gaarantw  around 
it  and  inside  of  the  regular  label.  In  this  guarantee  we  agree  to  refund  your  money  in  any  case  of  faUure,  wnetner 
you  have  been  afflicted  one  year  or  for  fiJty  years. 

WE  WILL  PAY  YOU  $100  IN  CASH. 

We  will  pay  you  $100  in  cash  if  we  ever  refuse  to  live  up  to  our  printed   guarantee.    This   guarantee 
ia  fpr  all  kinds  of  skin  diseases  and  we  have  always  sold  every  bottle  on  this  reliable  cash  goaraniee. 
»>^N^^,>.,N^^N.rv^v^>.xv^>.^v^v^^/.v^N.^v.^v>^v.^v^>^^^N./^^N^v/>^>.^©       If  vour drugglst dooB uot faave itin stockand  willnotgec 
)  AAi   n    nv    nnilOCklcrer  S     it  for  you,  it  will  pay  you  to  write  to  our  office  and  we  will 

5         SOLD    BY    DRUuulSTSa  S     supply  you  direct  with  express  charges  at  our  expense. 

^^^^■...^-.^■^^■.^-^-..'■^^•.^•.^-^^^■.^■s^-.^-^-..,-^^^  2^"Do  not  allow  any  dealer  to  sell  you  an  imitation  or 

substitute.    Some  dealers  may  try  to  do  this  but  remember  that  honorable  druggists  wiU  not  try  to  force  cheap 
and  inferior  imitations  or  substitutes  on  to  their  customers.    Always  insist  on  having  the  genuine. 

Sole  Owners,  DR.  BELDINQ  MEDICINE  CO.,  Minneapoiis,  Minn.,  U.  S.  A. 
••pR.  ^ELOIINQ  TOOTH  POWDI^H"  wUi  ^ive  you  perf^t  $attef»etion.    Price,  a^  C9|||#, 


Minneapolis,  Minn. 
Dr.  Belding  Medicine  Co. 
DearSies  :— I  am  glad  to  testify 
to  the  great  merits  of  "Dr.  Beld- 
ing Skin  Remedy,"    Our  little 
girl  had  Salt  Rheum,  also  called 
Eczema,  for  several  years  which 
caused   her   great  suffering.    It 
finally  appeared  on  her  neck  so 
that  her  dress  could  not  touch  it. 
We  tried  almost  everything  bufc 
it  grew  worse.    After  using  "Dr. 
Belding  Skin  Renaedy"  a  short 
time  she  was  completely  cured. 
Your  remedy  is  so  pleasant   to 
use  and  such  a  sure  cure  that  it 
ought  to  be  brought  to  the  notice 
of  every  family  in  the  world. 
MRS.  D.  W.  EMERY, 
2645  S.Colfax  Ave. 


Wonderful  Cure  of  Salt 
Rheum. 

MrLSTETTE,  Ills. 
]>r.  Belding  Medicine  Co. 

Gents;—!  had  Salt  Rheum 
(Eczema)  on  the  beck  of  my 
hand    for    six  years.    I  took  14 

bottles  of and  used  the  soap, 

but  no  cure.  During  the  six  years 
I  consulted  10  different  doctors, 
two  of  whom  were  leading  physi- 
cians of  Chicago,  but  they 
could  not  cure  me.  Finally  a 
friend  advised  me  to  try  "Dr. 
Belding  Skin  Remedy,"  and  m 
just  six  weeks  from  tne  time  I 
commenced  its  use  my  hand  waa 
entirely  well.  If  I  could  have 
known  the  wonderful  qualities 
of  this  remedy  I  would  have  free- 
ly given  $50.00  for  one  bottle  rath- 
er than  to  have  gone  without  it. 
A.  K.  NEWCOMB. 

Suffered  with  Tetters  26 
Years. 

YotTNGWOOD,  Pa, 

Dr.  Belding  Medicine  Co. 

Deae  Sies  :— I  had  Tetter  for 
26  years.  Have  spent  a  good  deal 
of  money,  but  was  not  cured. 
Have  lost  much  time  because  I 
was  eo  bad  I  could  not  work. 
One  bottloof  "Dr. Belding  Skin 

Remedy"  cured  me.  

WM.  ESCH. 


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A  DELIGHTFUL  EXTERNAL  REMEDY  TO  USE. 

YOUR  MONEY  WILL  BE  REFUNDED  IF  IT  FAILS  IN  YOUR  CASE. 

This  marvelous  external  cure  was  extensively  used  by  physicians  who  were  regular  college 
graduates  and  in  good  standing  in  the  regular  medical  societies.  It  was  not  placed  on  the  market 
only  after  the  death  of  the  originator.  Its  remarkable  cures  have  astonished  the  medical  world. 
It  is  comjxjsed  of  seven  medicinal  ingredients  that  are  universally  acknowledged  by  all  "standard 
medical  works"  as  being  the  surest  remedies  for  skin  diseases.  Owing  to  a  peculiar  combination 
of  these  seven  ingredients  the  remedy  '\3.  a  colorless  and  almost  infallible  euro  for  all  skin  diseases. 

7,000,000  PORES  AND  28  MILES  OF  GLANDS 

IN  YOUR  BODY. 

C^The  Immediate  cause  of  skin  disease  is  always  the  same.  The  pores  and  glands 
become  obstructed  and  the  impurities,  which  are  usually  carried  out  of  the  system  in  this  way, 
are  confined  in  and  under  the  skin  and  some  skin  disease  is  sure  to  follow.  The  specific  actioa 
of  "Dr.  Belding  Skin  Remedy"  is  to  open  the  pores  and  glands,  stimulate  them  to  greater 
activity  and  cause  the  impurities  to  be  expelled  and  then  it  purifies  and  heals  the  diseased  parts. 
It  is  quickly  absorbed  and  stimulates  the  pores  and  glands  to  healthful  action.  It  is  almost 
impossible  to  reach  skin  diseases  by  taking  medicine  into  the  stomach.  Neither  is  it  safe  to 
"drive  in"  or  merely  to  "heal  over"  a  skin  disease.  Direct  external  application  that  will  stimulate 
the  glands  to  healthful  activity  and  expel  the  impurities  is  the  only  satisfactory  treatment. 

\  B®"  Quotation  From  the  Greatest  Medical  Authority  on  Skin  Diseases.  °^a 

/  "  The  great  importance  of  the  absorbing  power  of  the  skin  through  the  pores  andplands  is  not  sufficiently  esti- 
)  mated.  This  function  of  the  akin  is  calciilated  to  enact  a  very  important  part  in  the  health  of  the  individual." 
<  ^~  This  is  taken  from  "Wilson  on  Skin  D:scases"and  shows  how  "Dr.  Belding  Skin  Remedy"  reaches  the  disease.  '^^ 

I              Cures  After  all  Others  Fail.  A  Terrible  Case  of  Erysipelas. 

BooNviLLE,    Indiana.  LouisvUiLE,    Kentucky. 

Gentlemen: — I    sufferod   with  Salt   Eheum,    also  DeaeSies:— A  friend  of  mine  had  erysipelas  for  font 

'  called  Eczema,  for  the  past  ten  months.    It  was  on  the  months  and  was  almost  blind.    It  was  a  dreadful  cas9 

insids  of  my  hands,  ana  at  times  the  itching  would  al-  and  she  had  many  doctors  but  was  getting  worse  all  the 

most  make  me  wild.    I  would  lay  awake  nights  and  time.  Sheheardof  "Dr.  Beldingikin  Remedy"  through. 

scratch,  almost  tearing  the  flesh  from  the  bones.    I  a  gentleman  friend  who  had  been  cured  of  Barber's  Itch 

was  treated  by  the  best  physicians  in  this  country,  and  by  its  use.  He  strongly  advised  her  to  try  "  Dr.  Belding^ 

also  used  salves,  ointments  and  soaps,  but  received  no  SkinRemedy,''andtohergreatjoyshenoticedachang9 

benefits  from  any  of  them.    My  hands  were  cracked  for  the  better  in  a  short  time.    At  present  her  face  does 

almost  to  the  bone  and  were  very  dry  and  feverish.    A  not  show  a  single  mark  or  scar  and  she  has  been  well 

friend  recommended  "Dr.  Belding  Skin  Remedy,"  and  over  two  months.  Shepraisesittoevery  one  she  knows. 

I  began  to  use  it.    At  first  I  thought  the  disease  was  I  have  a  little  niece  who  has  blackheads.    Will  your 

getting  worse,  but  my  friend  urged  me  to  continue.    I  remedy  cure  this  trouble  ?         Yours  respectfully, 

did  so  and  one  fifty  cent  bottle  has  completely  cured  me  MISS  L.  HiEMKER,  1147  E.  Broadway. 

of  this  dreadful  disease,  and  I  am  glad  to  state  that  your  >rf>>^>.'\.'^.'\./'v^^^w^^v^NXNx>^^^v.^N.^v.x>^%^v\./v./v^v^v^v^>./w>^ 

remedy  has  cured  when  all  other  remedies  and  physi-  Suffered  Diabolical  TortureS* 

clans  failed,  and  at  the  same  time  the  entire  expense  to  t>                      t             . 

me  was  only  the  trifling  amount  of  fifty  cents.  I  am  ^                         t         ^         Feinceton,    Indiana. 

a  traveling  insurance  man  and  cover  considerable  terri-  Gent^bmen  :— I  was  troubled  over  seven  years  with 

tory,  and  I  will  gladly  recommend  "Dr.  Belding  Skin  »  skin  disease  on  my  hands  and  face  and  the  doctors 

Remedy"  to  aU  sufferers  of  Salt  Rheum  and  other  skin  called  it  Eczema.    I  gave  every  doctor  a  chance  at  me, 

diseases  that  I  chance  to  meet.          C.  K.  MYRICK.  and  spent  over  one  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  in  this 


Had  Salt  Rheum  5a  Years. 


kind  of  experiments,  and  still  was  compelled  to  endure 
its  diabolical  torture.  I  could  not  shave,  my  face  bo- 
came  almost  a  solid  scab,  and  in  this  frightful  condltioa 


NoBTH  English,    Iowa.  I  attracted  the  attention  of  a  drug  clerk  who  questioned 

Dr.  Belding  Medicine  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn.  me,  and  finding  out  what  the  disease  was  recommended 

Gentlemen:— It  is  with  greatpleasure  that  I  inform  "Dr.  Belding  Skin  Remedy"  and  urgedme  to  try  one 

you  that  "Dr.  Belding  Skin  Remedy"  has  done  what  no  bottle.    My  face  began  to  improve  by  the  time  I  had 

other  medicine  or  doctor  could  do.    I  have  used  a  great  used  half  of  the  bottle,  the  sores  disappearing,  leaving 

many  remedies,  both  internal  and  external.    I  can  now  my  face  smooth  and  well.    Over  eleven  months  have 

lay  down  at  night  and  rest — something  that  I  have  not  elajised  8ince_  using  "Dr.  Belding  5kln  Remedy"  and 

been  able  to  do  for  many  years,  without  scratching  and  during  that  time  1  nave  not  even  a'  lump  on  my  face, 

rolling  around  for  two  or  three  hours.    I  have  used  six  I  am  satisfied  that  it  will  never  return.    My  case  was 

bottles,  and  I  feel  that  I  am  entirely  cured,  and  am  well  known  throughout  the  neighborhood,  and  my -cure 

indeed  very  thankful.    As  my  case  of  Salt  Rneum,  or  is  now  equally  as  well  known.    I  shall  always  have  a 

Eczema,  was  of  52  years'  standing,  I  think  it  a  wonder-  good  word  for  your  great  preparation  called  "Dr.  Beld* 

fulcure.  JOSEPH  GEIGER.  ing  Skin  Remedy."  S.H.PHILLIPS. 

WEJDANJWNISHJJ^^ 

EVERY  BOTTLE  SOLD  ON  A  POSITIVE  GUARANTEE 
•«Dr.  Belding  Skin  Remedy"  is  the  only  remedy  that  13  sold  with  a  positive,  printed  guarantee 
around  every  bottle  to  cure  "Salt  Rheum"  or  other  skin  diseases.  It  is  cheap  and  very  pleasant  to 
use.  Thousands  of  doctors,  druggists  and  their  customers  testify  to  its  wonderful  merits.  Testi- 
monials and  other  information  will  be  mailed  to  you  if  you  will  write  to  our  oflBce.  Sold  by  drug- 
gista  and  medicine  dealers.    Sole  owners,  DR.  BELDING  MEDICINE  CO.,  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  U.  S.  A. 

•*Dr.  BeldlDs  Tooth  Powder"  Purifies  the  Teetb  and  Breath.    Price  a5  centa. 


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That  is  sold  ■with,  a  positive  printed  guarantee  around  eveiry 
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VETERINARY  DEPARTMENT. . 


This  Engraving  Shows  the  External  Parts  of  a  Horsa  and  Gives  the  Name  for  Each  One. 

1  Muzzle.  2  Face.  3  Forehead.  4  Poll  5  Chest.  6  Jowl.  7  Gullet.  8  Windpipe.  9  Point  of  shoulder. 
10  Breast.  11  Arm.  12  Elbow.  13  Girth  14  Flank.  15  Sheath.  16  Stifle.  17  Withers.  18  Back.  19  Loin. 
20  Hip.  21  Croup,  22  Dock.  23  Quarter.  24  Thigh.  25  Ham-string.  26  Point  of  Hock.  '/.I  Hock.  28  Can- 
non bone  of  hind  leg.  29  Fetlock.  30  Large  pastern.  31  Small  pastern.  32  Coronet.  33  Hoof.  34  Knee. 
35  Cannon  bone  of  fore  leg.    36  Fetlock.    37  Heel.    38  Large  pastern.    39  Small  pastern.    40  Hoof. 


CORNS. 

They  are  caused  by  uneven  pressure  of  the  shoe  and 
by  contraction  of  the  feet.  If  shod  so  that  there  is  too 
much  bearing  on  the  quarters  and  heels  the  soft  parts 
underneath  will  be  bruised  and  a  corn  will  rapidly  de- 
velop. Follow  directions  as  given  on  label  of  "Intema- 
tional  Honey  Tar  Foot  Remedy"  and  you  can  quickly 
cure  corns. 

QUITTOR. 

This  is  when  a  sore  works  up  and  breaks  out  at  the 
upper  part  of  the  hoof.  It  is  usually  caused  by  a  corn 
or  prick  of  a  nail,  and  is  first  noticed  by  lameness  and 
a  swelling  at  the  coronet.  As  soon  as  lameness  is  dis- 
covered thoroughly  saturate  the  injured  parts  with 
"Silver  Pine  Healing:  Oil"  three  times  per  day.  Also 
apply  "Sliver  Pine  Healing  Oil"  at  the  top  of  the 
hoof.  This  will  prevent  serious  inflammation,  if  taken 
in  time,  and  effect  a  cure.  The  swelling  will  soon 
break  and  discharge  pus  and  matter.  If  neglected  the 
foot  will  be  filled  with  pipes  running  in  several  direc- 
tions.   It  must  be  opened  at  once  at  the  bottom  and  all 


of  the  diseased  parts  must  be  reached  with  some  good 
healing  lotions  injected  freely.  Carbolic  acid,  one 
ounce,  and  water,  one  quart,  is  good  for  this  parpose. 
If  the  case  is  very  bad  it  will  be  safest  to  call  a  veter- 
inary sucgeon. 

QUARTER  AND  SAND  CRACKS. 

These  are  caused  by  the  hoof  becoming  hard  and 
brittle  and  the  constant  pounding  on  city  pavements  or 
hard  dry  roads.  The  hoof  does  not  receive  the  proper 
nutrition  and  growth  is  greatly  retarded.  Quarter 
cracks  appear  on  the  quarters  and  sand  crack»  appear 
on  the  wall  of  the  foot.  Bace  horses  must  be  watched 
very  closely  for  cracks,  as  the  race  tracks  are  dry  and 
hard,  and  the  constant  and  hard  pounding  is  very  try- 
ing on  the  hoof.  The  use  of  "International  Honey-Tar 
Foot  Remedy"  will  keep  the  hoof  soft,  elastic  and  in 
good,  healthy,  growing  condition  and  prevent  quarter 
or  sand  cracks.  Where  cracks  are  started  follow 
directions  as  given  on  label  which  is  on  every  can  of 
"International  Honey-Tar  Foot  Remedy." 


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SEEDY  TOE. 

This  is  a  dry,  brittle  condition  of  the  wall  of  the 
foot  at  the  toe.  It  is  generally  caused  by  the  shoe  clip 
being  pounded  into  the  foot.  This  bruises  the  hoof 
and  causes  a  dry  rot.  Clean  this  brittle  hoof  away  and 
apply  "International  Honey-Tar  Poet  Remedy"  freely. 
If  the  space  will  allow  press  in  some  tow  and  keep  it 
saturated  with  the  remedy. 

PRICKING  FROM  NAILS. 

It  ifl  very  ipommotf  for  a  horse  to  go  lame 
from  stepping':  on  a  nail.  Sometimes  a  shoe- 
eail  is  driven  so  that  it  touches  the  sensitive 
part  of  the  foot;  Examine  the  foot  carefully  in  case 
of  sudden  lameness.  If  a  nail  is  found  be  sure 
and  pull  it  out  so  that  it  will  not  break  off  in  the  foot. 
Pare  out  the  hole  and  apply  to  the  part  hot  water  for  a 
few  minutes.  Then  wipe  dry  and  apply  "Silver  Pln» 
Healing  Oil"  freely  four  or  five  times  per  day.  Use 
plenty  of  the  oil  and  bold  the  foot  up  for  a  few  min- 
utes after  each  application.  This  will  cause  it  to  soak 
in  and  will  prevent  inflammation, 

FOUNDER  OR  LAMINITIS. 

This  disease  of  the  feet  is  often  caused  by  overwork, 
or  originates  in  other  parts  of  the  body  and  settles  in 
the  feet.  It  is  often  described  as  congestion  or  inflam- 
mation of  the  feet.  It  is  sometimes  caused  by  a  warm 
horse  drinking  cold  water.  It  may  como  from  congec:- 
tion  of  the  lungs,  inflammation  of  tho  bowels,  etc.  You 
can  know  it  by  the  horse  being  in  great  pain,  refusing 
to  lift  his  feet,  being  unable  to  back  and  trying  to 
throw  his  weight  on  his  hind  feet.  Give  the  horse 
about  one  pint  of  raw  linseed  oil.  Eemove  the  shoes 
and  soak  the  feet  in  hot  water  for  ono  to  two  hours. 
Then  wipe  dry  and  apply  "International  Honey- 
Tar  Foot  Remedy"  to  the  leg  twice  per  day  from 
the  knee  down.  Do  not  use  a  bandage.  Apply 
"International  Honey-Tar  Foot  Remedy"  both  to  the 
inside  and  outside  of  the  foot  three  or  four  times  per 
day.  Continue  the  application  of  this  remedy  until 
the  soreness  is  gone.  In  severe  cases  it  may  take 
thirty  or  sixty  days.  Keep  the  stall  well  filled  with 
straw,  as  the  horse  wiU  lie  down  most  of  the  time.  To 
reduce  fever  give  fifteen  drops  of  tincture  of  aconite 
root  in  eight  ounces  of  water  three  times  per  day  for 
two  days.  Allow  drinking  of  cold  water.  Feed  grass 
or  bran  mashes  and  hay.  but  do  not  feed  heavy  of  corn 
Croats.  If  the  horse's  appetite  is  not  good  feed  "In- 
ternational Stock  Food . ' '  Chronic  founder  or  pomiced 
feet  are  incurable. 

THRUSH. 

This  is  a  disease  of  the  frog,  and  where  it  becomee 
badly  ulcerated  the  frog  will  become  rotten.  It  has  a 
dark  colored  discharge,  bad  smell  and  is  caused  by 
filth  remaining  in  the  foot  for  a  long  time,  which  ex- 
cludes the  air  and  causes  decay.  Use  "International 
Honey-Tar  Foot  Remedy"  as  directed  on  every  can 
and  a  cure  will  be  quickly  effected.  It  restores  the 
natural,  healthy  condition. 

NAVICULAR  DISEASE. 

This  is  nearly  always  the  trouble  in  obscure  cases 
where  the  lameness  is  located  in  the  fore  feet.  If 
allowed  to  run  a  few  months  it  passes  into  the  chronic 
stage  and  is  incurable.  One  tendon  is  located  in  the 
back  part  of  the  leg  and  passes  around  under  the  na- 
vicular bone  that  is  above  the  frog.  This  tendon  passes 
between  the  navicular  bone  and  frog  and  is  attached  on 
the  sole  of  the  coffin  bone.    A  dieease  in  that  part  of 


this  tendon,  these  bones,  or  this  joint  is  called  navicu- 
lar disease.  It  is  sometimes  caused  by  a  sprain  of  this 
tendon  by  stepping  on  a  stone,  etc.  It  is  sometimes 
caused  by  a  bruise  on  the  frog  or  heel  twice 
per  day.  It  is  sometimes  caused  by  contraction 
of  the  foot.  It  is  often  caused  by  paring  away 
the  frog  so  that  it  does  not  come  in  contact 
with  the  ground.  The  frog  is  the  strong  suj)- 
port  of  the  foot,  and  when  cut  away  the  coronary  Is 
pushed  against  the  navicular  bone  by  every  step  tho 
horse  takes  and  this  strains  the  deep  flexor  tendon. 
First  symptoms  are  slight  lameness  when  first  takea 
out  of  the  barn,  but  when  warming  up  the  lameness 
disapi)ear3.  The  paBtern,  frog  and  heels  are  tender 
Put  on  a  wide,  open  shoe  with  the  heels  well  raised  to 
relieve  the  tension  on  the  tendon.  Apply  "Interna- 
tional Honey-Tar  Foot  Remedy"  to  the  leg,  from  the 
knee  down,  once  per  day.  Wash  the  foot  perfectly 
clean  in  hot  water  and  then  wipe  dry  and  apply  "In« 
temational  Honey-Tar  Foot  Remedy"  to  the  foot,  both 
inside  and  out  three  times  per  day.  It  will  be  benefi- 
cial to  turn  the  horse  out  to  grass,  after  a  few  days  of 
this  treatment,  and  reset  the  shoes  every  month.  Do 
not  work  horse  until  lameness  disappears.  This  treat- 
ment will  cure  a  large  majority  of  cases  if  taken  at  the 
start.  In  chronic  cases  or  very  severe  cases  it  will  bo 
advisable  to  employ  a  veterinary  surgeon. 

CONTRACTION  OF  THE  FOOT. 

Contraction  of  the  foot  is  generally  caused  by  navic- 
ular disease,  founder,  corns,  etc.  Any  chronic  lame- 
ness will  induce  contraction  of  the  foot,  because  the 
horse  will  favor  the  lame  foot  which  retards  the 
growth.  Sometimes  contraction  is  caused  by  shoeing 
or  allowing  the  shoes  to  remain  on  too  long.  "Inter- 
national Honey-Tar  Foot  Remedy"  will  cure  contrac- 
tion if  used  as  directed  on  the  label.  The  use  of  this 
remedy  wiU  prevent  contraction  by  keeping  the  foot 
healthy  and  in  good  growing  condition. 

GRAVEL. 

A  gravel  or  small  stone  will  often  work  np  into  tho 
foot  and  cause  inflammation  and  lameness.  If  neg- 
lected it  will  work  up  through  the  foot  and  a  sore  will 
break  out  on  top.  Trim  the  hoof  at  the  opening  and 
remove  the  gravel  and  thoroughly  clean  by  syringing 
the  injury  with  warm  water.  After  doing  this  syringe 
"International  Honey-Tar  Foot  Remedy"  into  th« 
hole  once  or  twice  per  day. 

CANKER. 

The  soft  structure  of  the  foot  remains  spongy  and 
enlarged.  Pare  away  the  unhealthy  parts  and  apply 
"International  Honey-Tar  Foot  Remedy"  three  times 
per  day.  This  treatment  will  soon  efiBect  a  cure  if  the 
horse  is  not  worked. 

CALKS. 

This  is  caused  by  one  foot  stepping  on  the  other  and 
running  the  calk  of  the  shoe  into  the  coronet.  Keep 
the  injury  perfectly  clean  and  apply  "International 
Honey-Tar  Foot  Remedy"  two  or  three  times  per  day. 

RING  BONE. 

Ring  bone  is  a  bony  enlargement  on  the  pastern  and 
around  the  joint.  When  formed  on  upper  pastern  it 
does  not  generally  grow  large,  but  when  it  con  es  under 
the  coronet,  it  may  grow  large  and  cause  lameness.  A 
sprain,  kick  or  fork  stab  may  cause  it  by  causing  in- 
fiammation  near  the  bone.  In  the  acute  stage  "Intel- 
national  Compound  Absorbent"  will  be  found  very 
beneficial.  Wten  a  ring  bone  has  reached  the  second 
stage  without  any  treatment  it  will  be  best  to  consult 
a  veterinary  surgeoa 


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The  Above  Engraving  Shows  the  Skeleton  of  a  Horse. 


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FRACTURE  OF  THE  COFFIN  BONE. 

This  happens  by  striking  the  foot  with  great  force  on 
any  hard  substance  or  by  being  stepped  on  by  a  heavy 
horse.  This  causes  extreme  lameness  at  once  and  the 
foot  swella  around  the  coronet.  Consult  a  veterinary 
Bargeon. 

STONE  BRUISES. 

Thny  are  caused  by  stepping  on  a  sharp  stone  which 
ia  fastened  under  the  edge  of  the  shoe  and  soon  starts 
inflammation.  Eemove  stone  or  locate  the  tender  spot 
on  bottom  of  foot  and  apply  "International  Honey-Tar 
Po*t  Remedy"  thoroughly  three  or  four  times  per  day. 

BONE  SPAVIN. 

Thie  is  a  disease  of  the  hock  joint.  It  is  caused  by  a 
sprain  and  inflammation  is  generally  the  first  symp- 
tom. A  hard  lump  will  soon  form  on  the  inner  side  of 
the  hock  and  a  bony  deposit  will  extend  around  the 
joint  which  prevents  its  free  action.  The  horse  will 
be  lame  and  stiff  in  moving  from  side  to  side.  The 
lameness  almost  disappears  after  being  used  enough  to 
get  warmed  up.  If  taken  at  the  start  it  can  often  be 
cured  by  the  application  of  hot  water  for  an  hour  or 
two  and  then  applying  "International  Compound  Ab- 
sorbent" twice  per  day.  Raise  the  heels  and  give 
absolute  rest  until  all  soreness  is  cured.  It  is  best  to 
turn  out  to  grass  for  two  or  three  months.  If  it  has 
passed  into  the  chronic  stage  it  will  be  advisable  to 
consult  a  veterinary  surgeon. 

BLOOD  SPAVIN. 

This  is  caused  by  a  distention  of  the  vein  that  passei 
over  a  bone  spavin.  This  is  not  very  harmful  and  the 
very  treatment  to  recommend  is  hand  rubbing. 


BOG  SPAVIN. 

This  is  an  enlargement  of  the  hock  by  the  synovial 
membrane  of  the  joint  becoming  inflamed  and  secret- 
ing too  much  joint  oil.  This  distends  the  membrane 
and  greatly  enlarges  the  joint.  It  is  started  by  a 
severe  strain  or  some  bruise  or  injury,  such  as  being 
stuck  with  a  fork  or  pricked  by  a  nail,  etc.  To  effect  a 
cure  use  "International  Compound  Absorbent." 

CURB. 

This  is  a  swelling  in  the  back  part  of  the  hock. 
When  inflamed  it  causes  lameness.  When  the  swell- 
ing becomes  hard  and  the  curb  is  in  the  chronic 
stage  it  seldom  produces  lameness.  Curb  is  caused 
by  a  sprain  of  the  ligaments  of  that  part  of  the  hock. 
Raise  the  heel  and  give  absolute  rest  in  the  first  or 
inflammatory  stage.  Apply  "International  Compound 
Absorbent"  once  per  day  and  rub  thoroughly.  This 
will  probably  effect  a  cure  in  two  weeks.  If  you  desire 
to  entirely  remove  the  hard  swelling  continue  the  use 
of  "international  Compound  Absorbent"  ones  per  day. 
If  your  horse  is  in  the  chronic  stage  and  it  is  necessary 
to  use  the  firing  iron  we  advise  consulting  a  veterinary 
surgeon. 

CHAPPED  HOCK  OR  ELBOW. 

The  hocks  and  elbows  are  often  iujured  and  cause 
hard  swellings.  After  a  time  they  become  calloused 
and  finally  develop  into  a  hard  fibrous  condition  of  the 
tissues.  Long  continued  bruising  causes  will  cause  a 
large  and  unsightly  swelling.  On  the  elbow  they  gener- 
ally are  caused  by  horses  pawing  away  the  bedding 
and  bringing  the  elbow  in  contact  with  the  floor  or 
with  the  shoe.  Give  horse  plenty  of  bedding  and  use 
"International  Compound  Absorbent"  once  or  twice 
per  day  with  good  rubbing. 


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INFLUENZA  ~  EPIZOOTIC  --  PINKEYE. 

These  three  names  cover  about  the  same  blood  dis- 
ease that  is  peculiar  to  the  horse.  It  is  supposed  to  be 
introduced  into  the  system  by  a  poison  in  the  atmos- 
phere and  goes  over  the  country  in  great  epidemics. 
The  first  symptoms  are  shivering,  languor  and  general 
weakness.  The  appetite  fails;  the  eyes  look  red  and 
there  is  a  discharge  from  the  nostrils ;  the  head  hangs 
low ;  the  legs  swell ;  the  pulse  is  quick  but  weak ;  there 
is  a  watery  discharge  from  the  eyes ;  the  temperature 
rises  and  the  horse  lies  down  nearly  all  of  the  time  un- 
less the  lungs  are  efiEected,  and  in  that  case  they  stand 
and  lose  flesh  very  rapidly.  If  the  fever  is  high  give 
fever  medicine  as  recommended  in  pneumonia.  Blan- 
ket and  keep  in  warm  stable  out  of  all  drafts.  Keep 
the  bowels  open.  Give  all  the  cold  water  the  horse 
will  drink.  Give  most  anything  ha  will  eat.  If  throat 
is  sore  rub  it  with  "Silver  Pine  Healing  Oil"  twice  per 
day.  Should  the  lungs  become  effected  rub  the  chest 
and  body  behind  fore  legs  with  "Silver  Pine  Healing 
Oil"  twice  per  day.  Give  sis  tablespoonfuls  of  "Inter- 
national Cough  and  Lung  Syrup"  four  times  per  day 
until  the  horse  is  much  better,  and  then  reduce  to  two 
or  three  tablespooufuls  three  times  per  day  and  con- 
tinue this  until  the  horse  is  perfectly  weU.  It  is  purely 
vegetable  and  will  clear  out  the  bronchial  tubes  and 
lungs  and  is  also  a  remarkable  general  system  re- 
builder. 

THOROUGHPIN. 

This  is  something  of  the  nature  of  a  bog  spavin.  It 
is  usually  caused  by  hard  work.  The  puffs  are  in  front 
of  the  hock  and  appear  to  be  filled  with  air.  It  is  the 
•ynovial  fluid  that  distends  them  and  they  can  be 
pressed  back  and  forth.  Generally  it  does  not  cause 
lameness.  Apply  "International  Compound  Ab> 
sorbent." 

SPLINT. 

A  splint  is  a  bony  tumor  on  the  inside  of  the  can- 
non bone.  It  generally  causes  lameness  when  forming, 
but  seldom  causes  any  trouble  after  becoming  hard. 
It  is  very  common  and  is  caused  by  a  sprain,  or  inter- 
fering, or  some  blow  on  the  cannon  bone.  Taken 
at  the  start  it  is  quickly  cured  by  "International 
Compound  Absorbent"  and  the  continued  use  with 
good  rubbing  will  remove  the  enlargement. 

BACK  TENDON  SPRAINS  OF  THE 
FORE  LEGS. 

It  is  very  common  for  a  horse  to  sprain  the  back  ten- 
dons of  his  fore  legs.  This  especially  is  the  case  in  rac- 
ing horses,  because  there  is  a  great  strain  on  the  fore 
legs  in  grabbing  the  ground  and  pulling  the  body. 
There  is  much  more  strain  on  the  fore  legs  in  racing 
than  on  the  hind  legs.  There  are  four  tendons  in  the 
leg  below  the  knee,  and  very  frequently  one  of  them  is 
sprained.  Lameness  usually  follows  at  once.  Shoe 
so  as  to  raise  the  heels  and  use  "International  Com> 
pound  Absorbent"  with  hand  rubbing  and  a  euro  will 
be  quickly  effected.  Bandage  as  tight  as  the  soreness 
■will  allow. 

BLEEDING  FROM  WOUNDS. 

In  case  of  a  bad  wound  the  first  thing  to  do  is  to  stop 
the  blesding.  Arterial  blood  is  bright  scarlet  while 
blood  from  the  veins  is  dark.  When  an  artery  is  cut 
apply  the  compress  above  the  wound  and  towards  the 
heart  to  stop  the  blood  coming  down.  If  a  vein  is  cut 
apply  the  compress  below  the  wound  because  the  veins 
carry  the  blood  towards  the  heart.  A  good  compress 
is  a  cork,  dry  spomge  or  bunch  of  cloth  bop^d  tightly 
over  the  vein  or  artery.  It  may  be  necessary  *o  pick 
up  the  artery  with  pinchorB  and  tie  the  end  together 
with  a  piece  of  sil'- 


OPEN  JOINT. 

This  is  caused  by  cuts,  bruises,  etc.  A  discharge  is 
seen  when  it  is  serious.  In  an  open  joint  there  will  be 
a  discharge  of  pus  and  also  of  joint  oil,  which  is  amber 
colored,  thin  and  watery.  If  neglected  it  will  nearly 
always  be  fatal.    Employ  a  veterinary. 

BROKEN  KNEE. 

This  does  not  have  reference  to  the  bones  but  a  lacet* 
ation  of  the  skin,  ligaments  and  membranes  over  the 
knee  joint.  Some  cases  are  easily  cured  by  using  "Sli- 
ver Pine  Healing  Oil,"  but  some  are  incurable  be« 
cause  the  joint  becomes  stiff.  If  badly  hurt,  employ  a 
veterinary. 

KNEE  SPRUNG. 

This  is  caused  by  a  sprain  or  some  injury  to  the  back 
tendons  of  the  leg.  It  is  generally  the  suspensory  liga- 
ments or  the  metatarsal  ligament.  It  comes  on  gradu- 
ally and  sometimes  ruins  the  horse.  But  very  little 
can  be  done  for  this  unless  the  injury  can  be  detected 
at  once.  In  that  case  use  "international  Compound 
.Absorbent." 

COCKED  ANKLES. 

When  the  fetlocks  are  knuckled  over  it  is  called 
cocked  ankles.  This  is  caused  by  a  sprain  of  the  sus- 
pensory ligaments,  bruises,  navicular  disease,corns,etc. 
The  trouble  is  not  located  in  the  fetlock.  Locate  the 
cause  and  when  it  is  removed  the  ankle  will  btraighten. 
Bathing  the  leg  from  knee  down  with  "International 
Compound  Absorbent"  will  be  of  great  benefit  ia 
strengthening  the  ligaments. 

WIND  GALLS. 

These  are  soft,  puffy  swellings  around  the  fetlock 
and  filled  with  a  secretion  called  synovia.  They  are 
caused  by  hard  work  and  seldom  cause  lameness. 
These  puffs  may  become  ossified  in  the  last  stages  and 
cause  permanent  lameness.  Apply  "International 
Compound  Absorbent' '  once  or  twice  per  day  and  rub 
in  thoroughly.    Bandage  tightly. 

SWEENY. 

This  is  a  wasting  away  of  the  muscles  of  the  shoul- 
der blade  and  is  caused  by  a  eprain  or  by  the  shoulder 
being  bruised  by  the  collar.  It  causes  lameness  and  an 
inclination  to  drag  the  leg.  "Silver  Pine  HealingOil" 
has  effected  many  cures  and  its  use  is  recommmended 
in  the  first  stages  of  this  disease. 

STIFFLED. 

This  is  the  term  used  when  there  is  a  dislocation  of 
the  patella  bone.  The  leg  protrudes  backward  and  the 
horse  is  not  able  to  move  it  forward.  Send  for  a  veter^ 
inary. 

HIPPED. 

A  horse  may  rnn  against  a  post,  tree,  etc.  and  strike 
the  hip  in  such  a  way  as  to  fracture  the  bone  or  knock 
the  hip  down  below  the  level  of  the  other  one.  This  is 
termed  being  hipped,  Not  much  can  be  done  for  it  and 
the  result  will  depend  altogether  on  nature 

GREASE  HEEL. 

This  is  a  serious  inflammation  just  above  the  hoof. 
The  discharge  is  greasy  and  offensive.  If  scratches 
are  neglected  they  may  develop  into  grease  heel.  Im- 
pure blood  and  pure  condition  of  the  system  are  in- 
dicated by  this  disease.  The  legs  are  swollen  and  the 
offensive  matter  oozes  from  the  pores.  Give  large 
sized  feeds  of  "International  Stock  Food"  to  purify 
the  blood  and  build  up  the  system.  Apply  "Silver 
Pine  Healing  OH"  two  or  three  times  per  day. 


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•The  Above  Drawing  Shows  the  Circulation  of  the  Blood. 


STOCKING. 

This  18  a  swelling  of  the  legs  caused  by  a  weakness 
of  the  tissues.  It  is  generally  below  the  knees  and 
hocks.  Standing  is  a  common  cause.  Tight  bandages 
and  hand  rubbing  is  the  best  treatment. 

SCRATCHES. 

This  is  cracks  around  the  heels  caused  by  cold  mud, 
enow,  etc.  It  is  a  winter  trouble.  Wash  the  parts 
clean  and  wipe  dry  and  then  apply  "Silver  Pine  Heal- 
ing Oil."  In  cold  weather  keep  the  feet  clean,  warm 
and  dry  while  in  the  barn. 

INFLAMMATION  OF  THE  BLADDER. 

This  is  often  caused  by  strong  diuretics,  like  Salt- 
petre, Rosin,  etc.  The  symptoms  are  colicky  pains, 
looking  around  at  the  flanks,  frequent  and  painful 
evacuation  of  urine  in  small  quantities.  Employ  a 
veterinary. 

FOUL  SHEATH. 

The  glands  secrete  a  fluid  to  lubricate  the  sheath. 
fSomctimos  there  is  too  large  a  quantity  and  it  forms  a 
blac'  rny  substance.    Wash  it  out  very  carefully 

with  4.  and  warm  water.    Trim  your  finger  nails 

becB.-        j^  j8  dangerous  to  scratch  or  injure  the  parts. 

SPRING  HALT. 

Th»:>  JD  a  nervous  affection  for  which  it  Is  very  liard 
to  locate  the  cause.  The  leg  is  jerked  up  towards  the 
body.  It  is  almost  useless  to  spend  any  time  in  treat- 
ment because  it  is  incurable. 


MANGE. 

'i'his  disease  is  caused  by  a  parasite  called  acari. 
They  burrow  under  the  skin  and  scabs  are  soon  former' 
which  cause  the  hair  to  come  out.  Unless  cured  it  will 
extend  over  the  greater  part  of  the  neck,  shoulders, 
and  sometimes  over  the  entire  body.  This  disease 
causes  intense  itching,  and  the  more  the  horse  rubs  the 
more  he  wants  to  rub.  As  he  rubs  some  of  the  para- 
sites become  detached  and  cling  to  posts,  etc.,  and 
spread  the  disease  by  becoming  attached  to  other  ani- 
mals. "International  Pbeno-Cbloro"  is  a  sure  cure 
for  this  very  annoying  disease.  It  is  easy  and  quickly 
applied  and  is  absorbed  at  once  and  destroys  the 
parasite. 

BOTS. 

The  gad  fly  deposits  its  eggs  on  the  hair  of  the  fore 
leg  of  the  horse.  The  horse  bites  the  spot  irritated  by 
the  fly  and  takes  the  eggs  in  his  mouth  where  they  are 
hatched  by  the  heat  and  moisture  and  pass  down  to  the 
stomach  and  become  attached  to  the  walls  of  same  by 
two  hooks  projecting  from  their  heads.  Bots  are  not 
dangerous  unless  they  accumulate  in  large  quantities. 
To  prevent  this  use  "  Intematlonal  Worm  Powder. " 
Symptoms  of  large  numbers  of  bots  is  an  unthrifty 
coat  of  hair  and  loss  of  flesh  after  running  out  to  pas- 
ture. Nearly  every  horse  running  to  grass  will  have 
some  bots  in  his  stomach.  They  remain  attached  to 
the  walls  of  the  stomach  for  several  months  before 
passing  out  through  the  intestines.  Within  a  short 
time  after  passing  out  they  develop  into  gad  flies, 
"International  Worm  Powder"  expels  bots  and  makes 
the  stomach  strong  and  healthy.  ' 


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Engraving  Showing  tho  Internal  Organs  of  the  Horse. 


RINGWORM. 


This  disease  ia  a  vegetable  parasitic  growth.  It 
shows  hyr  a  round,  scaly  ring  of  inflamed  surface.  It 
usually  starts  like  a  pimple  sore  and  rapidly  increases. 
It  itches  badly  and  the  disease  i  s  contagious.  "Inter- 
nationalPheno-Chloro"  will  cure  it  in  a  few  days. 

WORMS. 

There  are  seven  kinds  of  round  worms  found  in  tho 
Intestines  of  a  horse.  Some  are  small  but  some  of  them 
?row  to  a  length  of  over  three  feet  and  enter  the  stom- 
ach and  are  very  injurious.  Worms  are  indicated  by  a 
ravenous  appetite,  dry  hair  and  a  pot  belly.  A  yellowish 
mould  will  be  seen  around  the  anus.  When  they  get 
Into  the  stomach,  the  horse  will  turn  up  his  upper  lip 
and  rub  them  against  the  wall  or  manger.  "  Interna* 
tionftl  Worm  Powder"  is  positively  guaranteed  to  rid 
you?  horse  of  worms  and  to  correct  the  disordered  condi- 
tioa  of  the  system  that  tends  to  produce  them,  if  it 
ever  fails  your  money  will  be  promptly  refunded. 

FLATULENT  COLIC. 

This  is  caused  by  the  process  of  digestioa  being 
stopped.  It  is  in  the  nature  of  severe  acute  indiges- 
tion. The  food  ferments  and  forms  a  gas  which  causes 
the  horse  to  bloat  and  to  have  a  great  deal  of  pain.  It 
is  more  common  where  com  is  used  for  the  grain  feed, 
and  is  induced  by  working  or  driving  when  the  stomach 
is  filled  with  food.  Hard  exercise  immediately  after 
eating  heartily  has  a  tendency  to  stop  digestion  and 
decompos-ition  of  the  food  commences  and  the  colic  gas 
is  formed.  "International  Colic  Cure"  is  guaranteed 
to  cure  in  ten  minutes.  Use  one  bottle  and  if  it  fails 
your  money  wjli  be  promptly  refv»nd94, 


NEUROTOMY. 

This  is  what  is  usually  called  "nerving"  ahorse.  It 
is  an  operation  to  destroy  the  sensation  of  the  foot.  It 
is  resorted  to  by  unscrupulous  parties  who  have  an 
incurable  lame  horse.  They  have  this  operation  per- 
formed and  then  sell  the  horse  as  sound.  This  is  a 
very  common  operation  in  the  large  cities,  but  no  horse 
is  sound  in  this  condition.  He  will  not  show  lameness- 
but  it  is  only  a  question  of  time  before  he  goes  to 
pieces  from  a  tendon  giving  away  or  the  foot  becomes 
an  ulcerated  sore  which  cannot  be  healed.  The  opera- 
tion is  performed  by  cutting  through  the  skin  to  the 
nerve  three  or  four  inches  above  the  fetlock  and  cut- 
ting out  about  one  inch  of  the  nerve.  This  destroys  all 
sensation  in  the  foot  and  the  horse  does  not  limp  but 
he  is  unsound.  Beware  of  horses  that  have  had  this 
operation. 

RHEUMATISM. 

In  acute  rheumatism  there  is  severe  pain  in  the  legs 
and  joints.  On  account  of  the  extreme  pain  the  horse 
will  hardly  move.  Eub  "Silver  Pine  Healing  OH"  on 
the  legs  and  joints  two  or  three  times  per  day.  Keep 
the  animal  warm  and  give  large  feeds  of  "Interna- 
tional Stock  Food"  three  times  per  day. 

INFLAMMATION  OF   THE   KIDNEYS. 

Inflammation  of  the  kidneys  is  indicated  by  profuse 
sweating,  pain  over  the  kidneys,  straddling  when  the 
horse  walks,  high  fever,  quick  pulse,  slight  raising  up 
of  the  back,  extreme  tenderness  when  pressure  is  ap- 
plied on  the  loins.  Avoid  giving  injurious  diuretics, 
like  Saltpetre,  Rosin,  etc.  It  is  safest  tp  employ  ^ 
yet^rjoary  eur^eoe, 


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1    Discharge  from    the 

Nose. 
Flow  of  Salvia. 
3    Bony  Tumor. 
i    Poor  Eye. 

5  Poll  Evil. 

6  Mange. 

7  Ewe  Neck. 

8  Goitre. 

9  Enlarged    Jugmlar 

Vein. 

10  Farcy  Bud. 

11  Collar  Sore. 


12  Abcess  on  Breast. 

13  Swelling. 

14  Fistulous  Withers. 

15  Saddle  Gall. 

16  Saddle  Gall. 
n  Eel  Back. 

18  Drooping  Bump. 

19  Rat  Tail. 

20  Wasting  Muscles. 

21  Pointed  Hip. 

22  Splint. 

23  Swelling   from    Inter- 

fering. 


24  Enlarged  Fetlock  J'tB 

25  Faulty  Pastern. 

26  Ridge  in  Hoof. 

27  Hoof. 

28  Enlarged  Tendons. 

29  Enlarged  Knee. 

30  Swelling. 

31  Enlarged  Knee. 

32  Forearm. 
S3  Shoe  Boil. 

34  Navel  Rupture. 

35  Hernia. 

36  Flank  Hernia. 


37  Stifle  Lameness. 

38  Farcy  Buds. 

39  Bog  Spavin. 

40  Thickened  Hind  Leg. 

41  Small  Thigh, 

42  Thoroughpin. 

43  Curb. 

44  Blood  Spavin. 

45  Big  Leg. 

46  Enlarged  Fetlock, 

47  Cracked  Hoof. 

48  Contracted  Foot. 

49  Capped  Hock. 


BURNS  AND  SCALDS. 

No  matter  how  badly  burned  yon  will  find  that  an 
Immediate  application  of  "Silver  Pine  Healing  Oil" 

and  the  continued  use  of  same  will  effect  a  quick  cure. 
This  great  healing  oil  never  fails.  It  soothes,  purifies, 
prevents  inflammation  and  causes  injuries  to  heal 
rapidly.   . 

HIDE  BOUND. 

This  is  the  effect  of  a  poor  condition  of  the  general 
system.  Give  regular  exercise,  warm,  dry  stable  and 
large  feeds  of  "International  Stock  Food."  This  will 
effect  a  cure  within  a  short  time. 

FISTULOUS  WITHERS. 

The  withers  are  bruised  and  inflammation  sets  in 
with  running  sores.  Pipes  soon  form  and  run  down 
the  shoulder.  They  discharge  very  large  amounts  of 
pus.  The  pipes  are  white,  thick  and  tough.  Employ 
a"  veterinary  surgeon  as  these  pipes  must  be  opened 
thoroughly  from  the  bottom. 

POLLEVIL. 

This  is  a  fistulous  sore  located  on  top  of  the  head  or 
poll  with  the  pus  burrowing  down  into  the  bonoa  of 
the  head.  Pipes  soon  form  and  run  down  into  the 
iteck,    3end  for  veterinary, 


GALLS  AND  SORES  ON  HORSES. 

There  are  some  horses  that  chafe  more  readily  than 
others,  and  many  that  are  worked  in  harness  and  col- 
lars that  do  not  fit  them.  This  will  nearly  always 
causo  galls  or  sores.  Some  horses  will  have  galls  or 
sores  in  the  summer  time  in  spite  of  all  that  can  be 
done  to  prevent  such  a  condition.  The  careful  horse- 
man will  keep  a  good  euro  on  hand  ready  to  use  as  soon 
as  the  Bore  appears.  "International  Gall  Cure"  is 
guaranteed  to  quickly  cure.  You  can  use  it  while 
working  the  horse. 

PLEURISY. 

The  covering  of  the  lungs  and  lining  of  the  chest  are 
membranes  that  secrete  a  slippery  moisture  that  pre- 
vents friction  when  the  lungs  rub  against  the  ribs.  In- 
flammation of  these  membranes  is  called  pleurisy.  It 
causes  great  pain  and  the  chest  fills  with  water.  Cold 
rains  or  cold  drafts  generally  cause  pleurisy.  See 
Pneumonia  and  follow  the  same  general  directions. 

HEAVES. 

This  is  caused  by  driving  too  fast,  immediately  after 
horse  has  eaten  or  keeping  it  up  too  long  when  the 
horse  is  not  in  good  condition.     "International  He9V^ 
I  QMf^"  ^ves  remarkablQ  fes\ilts, 


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GLANDERS  AND  FARCY. 

These  diseases  are  caused  by  a  specific  jioisoii  which 
affects  the  entire  system.  When  it  is  in  the  lungs  and 
lymphatic  glands  and  breaks  out  through  the  nose  it  is 
called  glanders.  When  it  attacks  the  tissues  of  the  logs 
and  body  it  is  called  farcy.  They  are  simply  the 
same  disease  with  different  forms.  The  contagion  is 
in  the  discharge  from  the  nose  or  farcy  buds.  The 
inoculation  is  generally  through  the  nose  or  mouth  by 
the  introduction  of  the  virus  from  a  glandered  horse. 
The  virus  has  great  vitality  and  there  is  danger  for  a 
week,  month  or  even  a  year.  Glanders  is  indicated  by 
weeping  eyes,  quick  pulse,  increased  temperature, 
quick  pulse,  a  purplish  color  of  the  lining  of  the  nose, 
a  watery  discharge  from  tho  nose,  which  soon  changes 
to  a  yellow  color  and  causes  the  hair  around  the  nos- 
trils to  stick  together.  When  this  discharge  drops 
into  water  it  sinks.  The  glands  under  the  jaw  swell 
and  tho  division  between  the  nostrils  becomes  full  of 
ulcers  which  spread  and  run  together,  eating  away  the 
membrane.  The  discharge  increases  and  tho  odor  is 
extremely  offensive.  Farcy  is  shown  by  swelling  of  the 
legs  along  the  lines  of  the  lymphatic  veins.  Small 
nlcers  break  out  and  discharge  offensive  pus.  These 
tdcers  run  a  few  days  and  then  dry  up.  Others  break 
out  and  often  cover  the  entire  limbs,  body,  neck  and 
head.  If  you  are  in  any  doubt  send  at  once  for  a  vet- 
erinary surgeon.  The  only  treatment  is  to  immedi- 
ately shoot  every  aninal  affected  with  glanders  or 
farcy  and  buru  the  carcass. 

PNEUMONIA. 

This  is  an  inflammation  of  the  lung  tissoe  and  gen- 
erally affects  the  right  lung.  In  the  first  stage  the 
horse  shivcra,  stands  with  his  head  down  and  often  his 
legs  are  spread  apart  and  tho  ears  and  legs  are  cold.  If 
noticed  in  the  shivering  stage  blanket  the  horse  and 
put  in  a  warm  bam  and  give  the  horse  at  once  one-half 
pint  of  "International  Cough  and  Lung  Cure,"  and 
rub  the  chest  and  body  back  of  fore  logs  with  "Silver 
Pine  Healing  OH"  diluted  one-half  with  aqua  ammo- 
nia. Make  one  thorough  application  and  rub  it  in  for 
ten  or  fifteen  minutes.  This  external  application  is 
very  important.  For  an  external  application  after 
this  use  "Silver  Pino  Healing  Oil"  alone  once  per  day 
without  rubbing  Give  him  six  tablespoonfuls  of  "In- 
ternational Cough  and  Lung  Syrup"  four  times  per 
day  until  much  better,  and  then  reduce  to  two  table- 
spoonfuls  three  times  per  day  until  perfectly  well. 
If  necessary  to  reduce  the  fever  take  Tincture  of  Aco- 
nite Eoot,  2  ounce.  Fluid  Extract  of  Belladonna,  2 
ounces,  and  mix  with  eisht  ounces  of  water.  Give 
tablespoonful  every  two  hours  until  fever  is  reduced. 
Allow  the  free  drinking  of  water  and  feed  lightly  of 
erain. 

CATARRH. 

Simple  catarrh  is  an  inflammation  of  the  mncous 
membrane  of  the  nostrils  caused  by  ezposore  to  cold 
winds,  cold  storms,  etc.  There  is  a  thin  discharge 
from  the  nostrils.'  If  not  cured  it  is  liable  to  go  into 
the  lungs  and  cause  pneumonia.  Loss  of  appnatite, 
eyes  red  and  fever  are  some  of  the  symptoms.  Keep 
the  horse  warm  and  give  "International  Cough  and 
Lung  Cure."  This  is  a  pure  vegetable  liquid  rem- 
edy and  horses  like  it  aa  well  as  children  like  candy. 
It  is  very  pleasant  and  easy  to  give. 

CHRONIC  COUGH. 

The  inflammation  of  the  membrane  of  tho  larynx  or 
bronchial  tubes  becomes  chronic  and  the  horse  has 
Bi>ells  of  coughing  from  time  to  time.  "International 
Cough  and  Lung  Syrup"  is  a  enre  core.  Horses  like 
it  and  a  child  oan  five  it  to  any  horse^ 


SPASMODIC  COLIC. 

This  is  severe  pain  in  the  large  intestines.  It  has  a 
tendency  to  run  into  inflammation  of  the  bowels  and 
this  is  generally  fatal.  There  are  moments  when  tho 
horse  is  free  from  pain.  It  is  caused  by  drinking  of 
very  cold  water  when  warm  or  ravenous  eating  or 
drinking.  "International  Colic  Cure"  is  guaranteed  to 
cure  it  in  ten  minutes. 

DISTEMPER — Strangrles. 

This  is  a  form  of  sore  throat  of  young  horse  in 
which  there  is  an  effort  to  throw  off  some  peculiar 
blood  poison.  It  is  contagious  and  occurs  more  fre- 
quently in  the  cold,  damp  weather  or  spring.  Some- 
times the  poison  forms  an  abscess  at  the  throat,  and  in 
some  cases  no  abscess  ia  formed.  The  first  symptoms 
are  that  the  horce  seems  dull  and  tho  neck  is  sore  or 
stiff.  The  enlargement  comes  between  the  branches  of 
the  jaw.  There  is  more  or  less  discharge  from  tho 
nose.  The  horse  eats  but  very  little  and  loses  strength 
very  rapidly.  If  bowels  are  constipated  they  should  be 
kept  open  by  injections.  Take  "Silver  Pine  Healing 
Oil"  and  rub  into  the  throat  and  neck  twice  per  day. 
Do  not  bandage.  Give  six  tablespoonfuls  of  "Inter- 
national  Cough  and  Lung  5yrup"  four  times  per  day 
until  the  horse  is  much  improved  and  then  reduce  t() 
two  or  three  tablespoonfuls  three  times  per  day  until 
well.  Keep  the  horse  warm  and  feed  boiled  oats,  bran 
mashes,  grass  or  anything  that  wiU  tempt  the  appetite. 
The  drinking  water  should  have  the  chill  taken  off. 

SHOEING. 

Without  a  good  foot  your  horse  is  of  no  value.  The 
condition  of  your  horses'  feet  will  depend  largely  on 
the  blacksmith  you  select.  Do  not  think  that  every 
one  can  shoe  your  horse  because  a  large  number  of 
blacksmiths  are  utterly  ignorant  on  this  subject.  If 
the  pressure  is  uneven  or  the  foot  is  cut  away  too  much 
or  the  nails  are  not  driven  carefully  your  horse  will  bo 
liable  to  go  lame.  If  you  value  your  horse  it  will  pay 
you  to  be  as  careful  in  selecting  a  blacksmith  as  yoa 
would  in  selecting  your  family  physician.  A  largo 
number  of  horses  are  ruined  every  year  by  poor  shoe- 
ing. Watch  your  horses  fcst  and  watch  your  black- 
smith, because  he  can  ruin  or  preserve  the  feet. 

LARYNGITIS  OR  ROARING. 

This  is  caused  by  an  inflammation  of  the  larynx. 
Give  "International  Cough  and  Lung  5yrup"  four 
times  per  day,  and  bathe  rhe  throat  and  under  park 
of  the  neck  freely  twice  per  day  with  "Silver  Pine 
Healing  Oil."  Do  not  bandage.  This  treatment  will 
quietly  cure  if  taken  at  the  start.  Chronic  cases  ais 
very  hard  to  cure. 

QUINSY. 

This  may  start  the  same  as  laryngitis  or  roaring.  The 
throat  continues  to  get  sorer  and  if  not  cured  tho 
abscess  breaks  and  a  large  flow  of  pus  comes  from  tho 
nostrUs.  Give  "  International  Cough  and  Lung  Syrup" 
four  times  per  day  and  rub  the  throat  and  under  part 
of  the  neck  freely  twice  per  day  with  "Silver  Pino 
Healing  Oil."    Do  not  bandage. 

BRONCHITIS. 

Inflammation  of  the  bronchial  tubes  is  known  as 
bronchitis.  There  seems  to  be  a  tendency  in  horses 
toward  inflammation  of  the  air  passages  which  go  to 
tho  lungs  and  a  large  number  of  cases  of  catarrh  and 
bronchitis  run  into  pneumonia.  Taken  at  the  start 
"International  Cough  and  Lung  Cure"  will  effect  a 
.  cwre  in  a  few  da^s.    It  is  very  pleasant  and  easy  to  give« 


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Engraving  o?  a  Horse  Placed  in  a  Practical  Sling. 


1_\^6.  V>^Pl.\^'^\VHP^\e>HKVY  0^^ 


SAFE  RULES  FOR  SHOEING. 

Adirondack  Murray  has  laid  down  the  following  rules 
l^hich  every  horseman  should  remember :  "Never  allow 
the  knife  to  touch  the  sole  of  your  horses  foot,  nor  the 
least  bit  of  it  to  be  pared  away,  because  nature  needs 
the  full  bulk  of  it  and  has  amply  provided  for  its  re- 
moval at  the  proper  time.  Never  allow  a  knife  to  be 
put  to  the  frog,  because  nature  never  provides  too  much 
■of  it  to  answer  the  purpose  for  which  the  creator  de- 
signed it,  and  the  larger  it  is  the  more  swiftly,  easily 
and  safely  will  your  horse  go."  Mr.  Murray  is  recog- 
Dized  as  the  equal  if  not  the  superior  of  any  man  in  the 
history  of  the  world  on  the  requirements  of  horses. 

DOES  YOUR  HORSE  SHY? 

If  he  does,  do  not,  under  any  circumstances,  show 
any  signs  of  nervousness,  nor  punish  the  animal  in  any 
way.  If  the  animal  is  handled  firmly  and  talked  to 
gently  he  will  soon  be  cured,  but  use  the  whip  or  jerk 
him  as  soon  as  he  shows  signs  of  shying,  and  you  will 
soon  have  a  horse  that  is  confirmed  in  the  habit  and 
can  never  be  cured.  Generally  the  animal  will  shy  be- 
cause he  is  afraid.  If  he  is  whipped  ho  will  associate 
the  two  together,  and  will  be  doubly  hard  to  manage. 
Use  common  sense,  and  handle  him  in  such  a  way  as  to 
©v^rQO©©  his  f^nr,  apd  npt  tp  iopresse  I^, 


DISCHARGE  FROM  THE  NOSE. 

A  thin,  milky  discharge  from  a  horse's  or  colt's  nose 
indicates  catarrh.  Because  the  pus  sinks  in  water  is 
not  a  sure  sign  that  it  Is  glanders.  All  pus  is  heavier 
than  water,  having  a  specific  gravity  of  1,033  to  1,035» 
and  because  it  ever  floats  in  water  simply  indicates 
that  some  air  is  contained  in  the  pus. 

NASAL  GLEET. 

This  is  chronic  catarrh  and  is  always  eomplioated 
by  the  disease  going  to  the  sinuses  of  the  head.  lb 
will  be  best  to  employ  a  veterinary. 

HORSES  FOR  SALE. 

If  yon  are  raising  horses  for  sale  or  have  one  for  sals 
it  will  make  a  great  difference  in  the  selling  price  it 
you  use  "International  Stock  Food"  for  thirty  days. 
It  will  often  add  $50  to  the  selling  price.  It  Is  abso- 
lutely harmless  and  can  be  fed  one  week,  one  month  or 
one  year  with  perfect  safety.  A  horse  that  is  run  down 
can  be  fed  "InternatJonal  Stock  Food"  for  80  to  60  days 
and  command  nearly  twice  as  much  money  as  he 
would  if  you  did  not  use  it,  because  "International 
Stock  Food"  will  make  an  extraordinary  change.  This 
'  ioformfkUoa  is  epeciaUjr  vajiiable  to  horse  de^l^pg, 


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Skeleton  of  a  Sheep  With  the  Flesh  Outlined  in  White. 


SHEEP    DEPARTMEINIT 


EPIZOOTIC  CATARRH. 

This  is  an  inflammation  of  the  membranes  of  the 
nasal  cavities.  There  is  more  or  less  discharge  from 
the  nostrils  and  eyes  and  the  appetite  is  poor.  Keep 
in  warm  quarters  and  use  "International  Stock  Food" 
as  directed  on  each  box. 

GRUBS  IN  THE  HEAD. 

This  is  caused  by  the  eggs  of  the  sheep  gadfly  depos- 
ited in  .the  nostrils  of  the  sheep.  The  maggots  hatch 
and  work  their  way  into  the  head.  Use  "international 
Pheno-Cbloro." 

TICKS. 

These  pests  are  easily  seen  on  the  surface  of  the  skin. 
They  do  not  have  wings,  but  live  by  sucking  the  blood. 
Use  "International Pbeno-Chloro."  which  is  a  cheap 
and  sure  cure. 

LICE. 

The  lice  that  are  found  on  sheep  are  a  variety  of 
bird  lice  and  are  extremely  irritating.  Use  "Interna- 
tional Pheno-Cbloro." 

FOOT  ROT. 

There  is  a  discharge  at  the  heels  and  ulcers  soon 
form  and  extend  down  to  the  inner  part  of  the  wall  of 
the  foot.  Often  times  the  bottom  of  the  foot  becomes 
affected  and  filled  with  maggots.  This  is  a  very  de- 
structive disease  and  demands  immediate  attention. 
If  the  appetite  is  impaired  give  regular  feeds  of  "In- 
ternational Stock  Food."  For  an  external  application 
nse  "International  Pheno-Chloro>"  which  is  guaran- 
teed to  give  satisfactory  results. 

MAGGOTS. 

If  maggots  appear  in  any  injury  use  "International 
Pheno-Chloro."  This  will  quickly  destroy  the  mag- 
gots and  cause  the  sore  tu  heal. 


FOUL  IN  THE  FOOT. 

This  is  usually  caused  by  driving  sheep  on  the  road. 
Wash  the  foot  and  then  apply  "International  Pbeno- 
Cbloro." 

WORMS. 

Worms  are  very  hard  to  detect  in  sheep  and  the 
owner  seldom  knows  that  his  sheep  are  wormy  until  he 
makes  an  examination  after  death.  Worms  are  very 
common  in  sheep  and  cause  death  in  many  cases.  The 
safest  way  is  to  give  a  good  vermifuge  now  and  then 
as  a  test.  You  cannot  afford  to  take  the  risk.  There 
is  nothing  that  will  give  as  goed  results  as  "Interna- 
tional Worm  Powder,"  and  it  can  be  fed  in  perfect 
safety.  It  will  not  only  rid  sheep  of  worms,  but  it  wUl 
strengthen  and  tone  up  the  entire  system.  It  is  guar- 
anteed to  give  satisfactory  results  and  will  cause  the 
worms  to  be  quickly  expelled  if  they  are  in  the  system. 
Be  sure  and  test  "International  Worm  Powder." 

SPRAINS,    WOUNDS,    STRAINS, 
BRUISES,  CUTS,  ETC.,  ETC. 

For  these  common  troubles  give  sheep  the  eamt 
treatment  that  is  directed  in  the  case  of  horses, 

SCAB. 

This  distressing  disease  is  caused  by  a  minute  paratic 
which  burrows  under  the  skin.  It  causes  inflamma- 
tion and  a  watery  secretion  which  dries  and  forms 
scabs.  In  rubbing  the  scab  it  brings  away  the  wool.  It 
is  contagious,  and  sheep  need  careful  watching  to  pre- 
vent its  spreading.  Those  on  which  it  appears  must 
be  separated  from  the  well  ones  at  once.  Use  "Inter- 
national Pheno-Cbloro"  as  directed  on  each  can  and  a 
cure  will  be  effected.  Twenty-five  gallons  ready  for 
use  only  costs  fifty  cents.  The  use  of  "International 
5tack  Food"  will  also  be  found  very  beneflcial. 


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This  Engraving  Shows  the  Correct  Skeleton  of  a  Cow  and  the  Formation  of  Flesh  as  Compared  to  it. 

CATTLB    DEPARTMENT 


-^WEALTH  IN  CATTLE. 

Cattle  furnish  our  beef,  milk,  butter,  cheese,  hides, 
tallow,  glue,  animal  charcoal,  etc.,  and  are  one  of  the 
first  resources  of  wealth  in  the  world.  They  are  phleg- 
matic and  are  more  subject  to  such  diseases  as  Ein- 
derpest,  Contagious  Pleuro-Pneumonia,  Black  Leg 
(anthrax).  Tuberculosis,  etc.  than  horses.  They  have 
a  lower  grade  of  vitality  and  a  pectfliar  sympathy,  as 
illustrated  by  the  fact  that  if  any  cow  aborts  through 
any  cause  other  cows  in  the  same  herd  will  abort 
through  sympathy.  They  cannot  stand  the  disease 
and  pain  that  a  horse  will  and  soon  give  up  and  die. 
Pulmonary  consumption  (tuberculosis)  is  very  common 
in  cows.  It  is  generally  admitted  to  be  caused  by  too 
much  in-and-in  breeding,  over  crowding,  hereditary  or 
lack  of  care  which  may  develop  the  terrible  disease. 

CONTAGIOUS    PLEURO-PNEUMONIA. 

This  is  a  very  contagious  and  fatal  cattle  disease. 
It  is  a  malignant  fever  which  affects  the  membrane 
lining  of  the  thorax  (pleura)  and  investing  the  lungs. 
It  is  an  incurable  disease,  and  the  only  way  to  stamp  it 
out  is  to  kill  the  animals  and  burn  the  carcass  and 
disinfect  thoroughly.  "International  Pheno=ChIoro" 
is  one  of  the  very  best  disinfectants  known.  The  dis- 
ease is  known  by  increased  temperature,  loss  of  appe- 
tite, shivering,  a  dry  cough,  loss  of  milk,  back  arched, 
breathing  quickened  and  finally  a  discharge  of  matter 
from  the  eyes  and  nose.  If  this  disease  is  su«pected 
fiend  for  a  veterinary  surgeon  at  once  and  have  your 
entire  nerd  examined.    It  will  be  dangerous  to  delay. 

RINDERPEST. 

This  disease  originated  in  Asiatic  Russia  and  has 
never  obtained  a  foothold  in  America.  There  is  no 
remedy  but  the  prompt  killing  of  all  infected  animals. 
The  symptoms  are  shivering,  muscular  twitching,  col- 
icky pains,  drooping  of  the  ears,  no  appetite,  milk  of 
cows  is  entirely  stopped,  the  back  is  arche-i,  legs  drawn 
together,  violent  purging,  hot,  red  condition  of  the 
eyes,  nose  and  month  which  soon  discharge  an  opaque 
secretion.  Sometimes  purple  patches  cover  entire  body. 


TEXAS  OR  SPLENIC  FEVER. 

This  is  a  splenic  fever  which  originated  in  the  low 
lands  of  Texas  and  Mexico.  The  germs  are  killed  by 
frost.  The  fever  is  preceded  by  a  chill ;  the  milk  fails : 
yellow  matter  is  diSfchargod  from  nostrils  and  mouth ; 
back  is  arched ;  gait  is  unsteady;  cough  more  or  less; 
the  spleen  is  greatly  enlarged ;  the  fourth  stomach  and 
kidneys  are  badly  congested  and  the  gall  bladder  is 
filled  with  thick  bile.  In  a  large  majority  of  cases  any 
treatment  is  unsatisfactory. 

ANTHRAX-BLACK  LEG-BLOODY 
MURRIAN. 

These  names  are  appUed  to  the  same  malignant, 
contagions  blood  disease.  It  seems  to  start  spontan- 
eously in  damp,  rich  pastures  or  where  cattle  have 
fattened  too  fast  by  feeding  very  rich  food.  The  blood 
looks  like  tar,  wiU  not  coagulate  and  contains  bacteria 
with  rod-like  bodies.  This  disease  is  also  very  fatal  to 
sheep  and  hogs  and  may  be  communicated  to  man. 
Black  Leg  or  Bloody  Murrain  is  Anthrax  in  its  worst 
form.  It  generally  occurs  in  growing,  thriving  cattle. 
The  swollen  parts  soon  mortify  and  death  follows 
quickly.  Sometimes  there  is  a  discharge  of  a  yellow 
secretion  from  the  swelling.  It  sometimes  commences 
with  small  blisters  which  gather  and  break.  FoUow 
the  directions  of  a  good  veterinary  surgeon. 

COW  POX. 

Kiis  blood  disease  is  very  similar  to  small  pox.  It 
runs  a  regular  course  and  heals  up  in  fifteen  to  twenty 
dayB. 

LUMPY  JAW. 

This  is  an  infectious  disease  which  attacks  the  jaw 
bone,  tongue,  gland  of  the  head,  throat,  lungs  or  liver. 
A  tumor  is  always  present  and  they  often  swell  to  an 
enormous  size.  The  meat  of  an  animal  affected  with 
lumpy  jaw  is  not  fit  to  eat.  The  services  of  a  veterinary 
are  needed  for  this  diseasSi 


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Showing  Steer  as  Cut  Up  by  the  Average  Bntcher-    This  EngraviDS  Shows  the  Number  of  Pounds  in 
Each  Division  and  a  Fair  Average  of  Prices. 


PNEUMONIA. 

The  same  general  Bymptoms  will  be  fonnd  with  cattle 
as  given  in  the  horse  department  for  pnenmonia  and 
the  eame  general  treatment  can  be  followed. 

BRONCHITIS. 

Bee  oymptoms  and  treatment  for  this  disease  in  horee 
department.    Follow  the  same  for  cattle. 

CATARRH  AND  SORE  THROAT. 

See  description  and  treatment  under  these  headings 
in  hone  department. 

LICE. 

Hemy  epecies  of  lice  appear  on  cattle.  Different 
kinds  of  ticks  infest  cattle,  and  especially  cattle  in  the 
Southern  country.  To  rid  cattle  of  these  pests  use 
"International  Pheno-Chloro."  It  is  sure  and  only 
costs  fifty  cents  for  twenty-five  gallons  ready  for  use. 

OTHER  DISEASES. 

There  are  many  other  slight  diseases  which  affect 
cattle  now  and  then,  but  they  are  of  such  a  nature 
that  the  owner  has  no  trouble  in  knowing  what  to  do  i 
for  them.  The  diseases  that  cause  such  serious  loss 
are  given  and  the  proper  manner  of  treatment.  Cattle 
are  not  subject  to  so  many  diseases  as  horses,  and  it  is 
very  seldom  that  the  average  farmer  has  any  trouble 
witii  his  herd. 

PLETHORA. 

This  is  an  over  fat  condition  of  the  blood  and  is 
caused  by  feeding  too  mach  rich  food,  such  ae  oil 
'iftoal.  etc. 


DYSPEPSIA. 

Most  people  suppose  that  animals  are  not  afflicted 
with  Dyspepsia,  but  all  domestic  animals  suffer  more 
or  less  from  this  distressing  disease.  It  can  bo  known 
by  a  poor  appetite,  rough  coat  and  lots  of  flesh.  "In- 
ternationa! Stock  Food"  is  undoubtedly  the  most  re- 
liable preparation  in  the  world  for  this  disease,  and 
never  fails  to  give  beneficial  results. 

COW  POX. 

This  is  a  contagious  disease  identical  with  smafl-pox 
in  the  human  family,  it  generally  runs  a  regular 
course  and  disappears  within  twenty  days.  Keep  from 
taking  cold  and  give  some  good  general  tonic  like 
"International  5tockFood." 

RED  WATER. 

This  is  a  blood  disease  in  which  large  amounts  of 
albumen  and  iron  are  secreted  by  the  kidneys  and 
excreted  in  the  urine,  which  has  a  red  color.  "Inter- 
national Stock  Food"  will  prove  very  beneficial  and 
often  effect  a  cure. 

TUBERCULOSIS. 

This  is  very  similar  to  Pulmonary  Consumption  in 
the  human  family  and  is  a  disease  that  is  more  common 
in  cows  than  other  cattle.  Appetite  is  capricious; 
hair  looks  dull ;  dry  cough ;  indigestion  and  diarrhoea 
soon  follow  and  the  animal  is  greatly  reduced  in  fiesh. 
The  flooh  soon  gets  unfit  for  human  use.  If  your  veter- 
inary surgeon  pronounces  your  cattle  afflicted  with 
Tuberculosis  the  best  thing  to  do  is  to  kill  iliem  at 
once,  as  it  is  almost  impossible  to  effect  a  cure.  Keep 
the  system  of  your  cattle  strengthened  by  feeding 
"International  Stock  Food"  if  you  wish  to  avoid 
diseaee.  g^^  It  will  icMp  cattle  besltbjr.  -^ 


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The  Majority  of  People  Know  But  Very  Little  in  Regard  to  the  Skeleton  of  a  Hog. 


SWINE    DEPARTMENT 


CARE  OF  YOUR  HOGS. 

It  is  of  the  greatest  imi)ortance,  in  the  care  of  Bwine, 
that  the  owner  should  always  have  in  view  the  preven- 
tion of  disease  rather  than  the  cure.  Hogs  are  sub- 
ject to  but  few  diseases  and  these  are  malignant,  epi- 
demic or  contagious  of  the  most  serious  type.  It  is 
very  difficult  to  give  medicine  to  a  sick  hog,  and  this 
combined  with  the  rapid  course  of  the  diseases  which 
affect  them,  makes  the  treatment  of  disease  very  un- 
satisfactory in  severe  cases  of  hog  cholera,  pneumonia, 
etc.  The  average  stockman  calls  every  disease  hog 
cholera  which  affects  his  hogs  Prof.  Law,  of  Cornell 
University,  give  fifteen  different  diseases  that  are  gen- 
erally called  hog  cholera.  Many  of  the  milder  forms  of 
these  diseases  are  curable  when  given  proper  treat- 
ment and  care,  but  it  is  of  the  greatest  importance  to 
remember  that  fully  one-half  depends  on  the  general 
care.  It  is  almost  impossible  to  make  a  majority  of 
farmers  understand  that  when  their  hogs  are  sick  they 
m.Tist  have  as  close  attention  as  he  would  give  his  family 
if  they  were  sick.  The  diseases  which  affect  hogs  are 
BO  very  serious  and  run  their  course  so  rapidly  that 
sometimes  a  few  days'  neglect  will  cause  the  loss  of 
nearly  an  entire  herd  of  hogs.  This  explains  why  one 
farmer  will  take  "International  Stock  Food"  and  cure 
his  hogs,  when,  perhaps,  his  nearest  neighbor  will  take 
it  and  not  obtain  such  good  results.  In  nine  cases  out 
of  ten  it  will  depend  on  whether  the  farmer  is  careful 
and  systematic  in  following  the  directions  not  alone  in 
giving  "International  Stock  Pood,"  but  also  in  using 
disinfectants  and  the  general  cure.  Many  farmers 
readize  that  when  hogs  are  taken  sick  the  case  de- 
mands immediate  attention  if  they  expect  to  save  any 
of  their  hogs.  Some  farmers  are  very  careless  and 
wait  until  the  disease  is  well  started,  and  even  then 
they  do  not  pretend  to  follow  directions.  It  is  surpris- 
ing that  these  careless  farmers  save  any  of  their  hogs 
after  disease  starts.  All  these  facts  simply  go  to  prove 
that  the  sensible  way  is  to  handle  your  hogs  in  such  a 
way  as  to  preveot  disease-    6uUd  UP  aad  improve  the 


constituted  strength.  This  is  what  will  save  you  great 
loss  from  hog  cholera.  When  your  hogs  are  sick  with 
the  worst  form  of  hog  cholera  we  do  not  believe  any- 
thing will  help  them,  and  the  safer  way,  in  such  cases, 
is  to  take  an  ax  and  kill  them  at  once  and  then  bum 
the  remains.  This  is  for  the  malignant  form  of  hog 
cholera.  In  a  majority  of  cases  they  do  not  have  this 
very  fatal  form,  and  they  can  be  cured  with  proper 
treatment.  MEASLES. 

Measles  in  swine  is  caused  by  a  parasite  from  the 
eggs  of  the  regular  tape-worm,  and  a  single  tapeworm 
lays  millions  of  eggs.  Measly  i)ork  is  known  by  the 
cysts  ■which  are  often  as  large  as  a  grain  of  wheat. 
They  are  in  the  muscular  tissues  of  the  body.  Is  is 
never  safe  to  eat  measly  pork  because  the  heat  in 
cooking  does  not  alway  5  kill  the  cysts,  and  if  they  are 
taken  into  the  human  system  they  produce  tape-worms 
which  often  grow  to  be  100  feet  in  length  and  often 
cause  death.  TRICHINA. 

Trichina  is  si)ecially  a  disease  of  man,  the  hog  and 
the  dog.  They  are  very  small,  but  very  fatal  in  their 
effects.  They  are  about  one-tenth  of  an  inch  long  and 
bore  their  way  into  the  muscles  and  become  encysted. 
They  cause  death,  because  being  almost  innumerable 
they  cause  the  most  terrible  pains  and  exhaustion,  and 
but  few  systems  can  stand  it  for  the  six  weeks  that 
must  elapse  before  they  become  encysted.  After  that 
time  they  do  no  harm.  The  symptoms  are  swelling, 
soreness  of  the  muscles  and  excruciating  pain.  The 
only  safe  way  is  never  to  eat  pork  unless  it  has  been 
properly  and  thoroughly  cooked  and  subjected  to  a 
heat  of  over  140OF.  Smoked  hams  that  are  boiled 
well  done  are  safe  to  eat.  Trichina  in  the  bog  is 
caused  by  their  eating  rats,  mice  or  garbage  containing 
the  eggs  of  the  tapeworm. 

HOG  CHOLERA  an^  OTHER  DISEASES. 

See  page  75  of  this  book.  They  are  given  in  con* 
Qection  mUi  the  regular  swioe  department. 


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HOG  DISEASES 

Hogs  are  very  tusceptibie  to  disease  and  they  will  die 
quickly  unleas  they  have  very  prompt  and  careful  atten> 
tion.  Prof.  Bow,  of  Cornell  University,  gives  fifteen  dis- 
eases which  are  generally  called  Hog  Cholera.  We  give  a 
few  of  the  principal  ones  so  that  you  can  see  the  neces- 
sity for  veiy  prompt  attention  in  any  case  of  sicknesSc 

CONTAGIOUS  PLEURO-EN'TERITIS 

Inflammation  of  lun^  and  bowels  with  red  blotches  on 
the  skin.  This  is  very  common  and  the  most  dangerous  of 
epidemic  diseases.  It  attacks  every  age,  sex  or  conditioOt 
and  is  very  fatal. 

Animal  is  dull,  loses  api>etite,  hangs  the  head,  do«i 
not  move  about,  often  tries  to  vomit,  bowels  usually 
constipated,  urine  dark  color.  Red  blotches  appear 
on  ears,  throat  and  fore  legs.  Hind  quarters  oftaa 
paralyzed.  Sometimes  a  diarrhea  starts.  In  bad  cases  the  animal  usually  dies  in  from  one  to  three  days.  Al« 
most  impo£3ible  to  cure  as  the  animal  is  half  dead  when  first  symptoms  are  noticed, 

This  disease  localizes  in  the  mucns  membrane  of  throat. 
Blotches  appear  as  above  stated,  breathing  is  labored,  will  nofc 
swallow.  Sometimes  the  larynx  swells  so  that  animal  suffocates 
in  a  few  minutes. 

This  form  is  terribly  destructive  and  the  symptoma 
■  «■  icMAMT  FDITflATIf*  OATABIBIil  (  are diiScult  breathing,  panting, lifting  flanks,  cough, 
"■*"■'■■'**'  ■    triAUU  I  iU  UA I  Mlinn     l   fever,  running  at  tho  nose,  constipation  or  diarrhea, 

and  can  hardly  walk.  Post  mortem  shows  inflamma* 
tion  of  nasal  passageSi  of  the  tipper  part  of  throat,  windpipe  and  lungs. 

J''^^^^^^^^^'^"'"^''^'^''^''^^  This  ia  very  common  and  is  always  called  Hog  Cholera.  The  symptoms  are  sudden  sick- 
(  niPHTIIERIA  }  ^^^^^i  °*3  appetite,  sore  throat,  great  weakness,  stiff  in  back  and  loins,  mouth  is  generally 
^  "■•"'■■"'■■*  C  open  and  dry,  throat  very  red  and  swollen  with  more  or  less  false  membrane.  Animal 
>''-^^^'v>-'^'-^/v^v%^^^v^  coughs,  lies  down,  sits  on  its  haunches  or  leans  against  the  fence,  and  often  dies  while  ia 
the  act  of  conghing  or  drinking. 

<  <    Very  fatal.     Symptoms  are  loss  of  appetite,  shivering,  humped  up,  quick,  hard  breath- 

(    PNEUMONIA    >    ing  and  mors  or  less  cough.   Damp  or  cold  weather  or  a  damp  sleeping  pen  is  extremely 
bad  for  this  disease. 

This  is  often  called  intestinal  Hog  Cholera.  The  symptoms  are  shivering, 
prostration,  nose  hot  and  dry,  will  not  eat,  eyes  sunken,  walks  unsteady, 
great  thirst,  pulse  weak  and  rapid,_dry  cough,  quick  breathing,  veiy  sore 
belly,  constipation  followed  by  diarrhea  and  passing  slime  and  blood 
vhich  shows  ulceration  of  the  bowels.    Last  stage,  stupor,  paralysis  of  hind  qviarters  and  jerking  of  limbs. 

This  occurs  usually  in  fat  hogs.  The  animal  is  stupid,  becomes 
blind  and  goes  around  in  a  circle,  drops  suddenly,  limbs  straighten 
out,  breathes  hard  and  dies  quickly. 

The  symptoms  are  loss  of  appetite,  coughing  and  heaving  of  flanks. 
Tho  hogs  should  be  placed  in  a  warm  pen  and  fed  easily  digested  food. 
Large  feeds  of  "International  Stock  Food"  will  soon  effect  a  cure. 


MALIGNANT  SORE  THROAT 


CONTAGIOUS  FEVER 


r\ 


General  symptoms  are  dullness,  more  or  lese  lameness  and  tender  in  the  joints. 


Worms  infest  hogs  to  an  alarming  extent.    Symptoms  are  imperfect  use  of  the  hind  legs.  In- 
clination to  lie  down,  not  able  to  get  up  owing  to  partial  paralysis  of  the  hind  parts. 


ONE  CAUSE  OF  H06  CHOLERA 


The  appetite  of  a  hog  is  always 
ravenous.  Ravenous  eating  by 
pigs  or  hogs  is  always  liable 
to  produce  indigestion.  Indiges- 
tion always  causes  a  general  disar- 
rangement and  weakness  of  the  entire  system.  A  weak  system  always  invites  the  Hog  Cholera  germ  to  do  its 
deadly  work.  A  weak  system  cannot  withstand  the  Hog  Cholera  germ  and  is  almost  sure  to  die.  "  International 
Stock  Food"  is  a  wonderful  constitutional  preparation  and  thoroughly  stimulates  and  permanently  strengthens 
the  entire  system  and  purifies  the  blood.  At  the  same  time  it  insures  perfect  digestion  and  assimilation,  which 
causes  the  animal  to  obtain  more  nourishment  from  the  same  amount  of  grain.  Millions  of  dollars  are  lost  every 
year  by  Hog  Cholera  simply  because  they  do  not  take  proper  steps  to  prevent  the  disease.  The  cheapest  and 
■afest  time  to  fight  Hog  Cholera  is  to  commence  with  breeders  and  then  with  the  pigs  as  soon  as  they  will  eat  and 
feed  "International  Stock  Food  "  every  day  until  ready  for  market.  By  doing  this  you  will  make  a  larger  profit 
•nd  be  almost  sure  of  escaping  Hog  Cholera.  A  weakened  system  is  always  liable  from  long  continued  "  in-breed- 
ing," from  improper  food,  from  improper  feeding,  from  improper  breeding,  from  impure  water,  from  filthy  pens, 
from  being  confined  in  lots  where  there  is  poor  drainage,  being  too  level  or  having  a  sub-soil  of  clay  which 
catches  all  impurities  and  holds  them  in  the  soil,  from  improper  shelter  by  having  cold  or  damp  sleeping  pens. 
Warm, light,  dry,  well  ventilated  pens  are  absolutely  necessary.  Vou  cannot  afford  to  wait  until  disease  appears 
before  taking  measures  for  preventing.  When  hogs  commence  to  die  you  may  lose  half  of  them  before  you  can 
■top  it,  no  matter  what  you  give  them. 

Any  educated  man  can  see  from  reading  the  descriptions  of  these  diseases  that  it  is 
extraordinary  dangerous  to  w^ait  until  disease  appears-  It  is  very  hard  to  cure  a  hog  after 
he  is  half  dead,  and  the  average  stockman  -will  not  give  the  necessary  care  to  effect  a  cure 
In  this  stage.  The  only  safe  Avay  is  to  use  "International  Stock  Pood"  as  a  preventive  so 
that  your  hogs  will  have  constitutional  strength  to  ward  off  disease.  Every  one  must  admit 
that  it  la  always  cheapest  and  best  to  prevent  disease  rather  than  to  cure.  The  greatest 
preventive  of  swine  diseases  in  the  world  is  the  regular  use  of  "Interoational  Stock  Food,*" 


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Tricbiaa  Magaitied  lUU  Times. 


ffrkihinn  Eacysted  iu  a  Muscle. 


INTERNATIONAL    STOCK    BOOtt 


i^s; 


Calf  Loasfit 


Hcematopinus,  or  Blood-Sucking       Goniodes  Styliftera 
Louse  of  the  Horso.  of  the  Turkey. 


Dermatocopfces  Eqni,  Causing 
Mango  in  tho  Horse. 


Ox  Louse. 


DBrmatophagus  Equi,  Cuusio^r 
Mango  in  the  Horse. 


(Heematopinos)  Blood-Suck-     Trichodectes  or  Bird 
ing  Louse  of  the  Pig.  Louse  of  the  Horse. 


Ox  Gadfly. 
(Oestrus  Bovie.) 


Hen  Louse  or  Dermanysens 
of  the  Horse. 


Ox  Tick. 


Sarcoptes  Equi,  Causing 
Maa^e  in  the  Horse. 


Gamasua  of  Musty  Fodder,  Causint; 
Skin  Djeease  in  Cattlo. 


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CHICKEN  DEPT. 


In  a  state  of  nature  fowls  wore  not  subject 
to  many  diseases.  By  high  feeding  and  in- 
breeding their  constitutional  strength  has 
been  lessened  and  they  are  now  subject  to 
some  very  contagious  and  destructive  dis- 
eases. The  proper  way  is  to  build  up  the 
strength  of  the  system  by  breeding  and  care 
fio  that  disease  will  be  prevented.  The  use 
of  "International  Poultry  Food"  will  give 
permanent  strength  and  vigor  to  your  fowls. 

APOPLEXY. 

This  is  caused  by  overfeeding,  inducing 
the  rupture  of  a  blood  vessel  in  the  brain. 

BRONCHITIS. 

Inilammation  of  the  membrane  lining  of 
the  lung  and  air  passages.  There  will  be  a 
cough  and  an  uneasy  movement  of  the  head 
as  if  breathing  was  difficult.  Keep  in  warm 
quarters  and  give  "International  Poultry 
Pood." 

VERTIGO. 

It  is  impossible  for  the  fowl  to  walk  in  a 
straight  line  and  they  have  poor  control  of 
the  limbs.  Rich  feeding  and  lack  of  exercise 
induces  this  disease.  Cold  water  on  the  fowl 
will  give  relief. 

CATARRH. 

This  is  very  similar  to  bronchitis  except 
that  there  is  a  discharge  from  the  nostrils 
and  eyes.  Place  in  warm,  dry  quarters  and 
give  "international  Poultry  Food." 

CHICKEN  CHOLERA. 

This  disease  is  very  fatal  and  causes  a 
large  loss  every  year.  It  is  caused  by  the 
cholera  microbe.  The  disease  is  infectious 
and  very  often  epidemic.  It  poisons  the 
blood  and  causes  violent  diarrhea,  which  is 
green  at  first  but  soon  becomes  whitish. 
There  is  great  debility  and  many  times 
cramps.  The  fowls  have  a  very  unusual 
thirst.  Feed  "International  Poultry  Food" 
as  directed  on  the  circular  inside  of  every  box  and 
use  "International  Pheno-Chloro"  aa  a  germicide  aad 
disinfectant. 

CONSUMPTION. 

This  disease  is  hereditary,  but  it  may  come  on  from 
damp,  dark  and  filthy  houses.    It  is  incurable. 

CROP  BOUND. 

This  is  caused  by  over  feeding  or  irregular  feeding. 
Avery  hungry  fowl  may  fill  his  crop  so  full  that  it 
gathers  into  a  hard  mass.  Gently  rub  the  enlargement 
until  it  relaxes.  Reduce  the  food  for  a  few  days  but 
feed  regularly, 

DEBILITY. 

This  is  indicated  by  a  loss  of  appetite  and  languid 
appearance.  Give  "international  Poultry  Food"  and 
the  fowls  will  be  cured  in  a  few  days, 

LICE. 

Chickens  cannot  be  healthy  and  hens  will  not  lay 
when  covered  with  this  great  pest.  Uie  "International 
Pheno  Chloro"  ai  directed  on  every  can.  Twenty-flve 
CkUbni  roady  for  use  only  costs  fifty  cents. 


Showing  Skeleton  of  a  Chicken.  " 

DIPHTHERIA. 

This  is  indicated  by  ulcerous  sores  on  the  head,  neck, 
tongae  and  throat.    It  is  very  fatal. 

PIP. 

This  is  not  a  disease  bnt  the  direct  result  of  some 
other,  disease.  A  scale  or  crust  is  formed  at  the  top  of 
the  tongue.  Wash  with  diluted  "International  Pheno* 
Cbloro."  _  .  ___ 

GAPES. 

This  is  a  parasite  that  gets  into  the  wind-pipe  of 
chickens.  There  is  more  or  less  sneezing  and  gasping 
for  breath.  Carbolic  acid  fumes  is  recommended  by 
many  breeders.    Keep  them  in  it  until  they  are  almost 

suffocated.  ^^^,^^^,-r     ■r  •r,^^^ 

SCURVY  LEGS. 

Thii  Ib  caused  by  parasite  being  under  the  Bcalea  of 
the  legs.    Wash  with  soap  suds  and  then  rub  on  aul- 

''^"'  LEG  WEAKNESS. 

This  is  a  disease  in  which  the  young  fowls  cannot 
support  their  weight.  Use  "International  Poultrjr 
Pood"  and  it  will  soon  diaaxwear. . 


IH'fERNA'fiONAL    STOCK    BOOK. 


15t 


RHEUMATISM. 

This  disease  Is  also  cansed  by  damp  quarters. 
Give  the  fowls  clean,  dry  quarters  and  good  food. 
"interoational  Poultry  Food"  will  tone  up  the 
eystem. 

ROUP. 

This  is  a  wasting  fever  with  a  thick,  offensive 
discharge  from  the  nostrUs.  The  eyelids  swell,  and 
many  times  the  eyes  are  swollen  shut.  Sometimes 
the  side  of  the  head  is  swollen.  It  is  contagious, 
very  fatal,  and  will  spread  rapidly.  The  diseased 
fowls  should  be  killed  at  once,  or  the  well  ones 
should  be  removed  to  a  separate  pen.  Put  the  well 
ones  in  a  new  locality  and  as  far  from  the  sick  as 
possible.  Syringe  the  nostrils  of  the  siOk  fowls  with 
"International  Pheno-Chloro,"  diluted  and  also 
disinfect  everything  with  this  sure  disinfectant 
and  germicide.  Give  one  teaspoonful  of  "Interna- 
tional Poultry  Food"  four  or  five  times  per  day. 
If  necessary,  this  can  be  made  into  pills  by  using 
molasses.  It  is  poor  policy  to  try  to  save  fowls 
which  are  very  sick  with  roup.  It  is  better  to  kill 
and  bum  at  once  and  stamp  the  disease  out  with- 
out delay.  In  all  cases  remove  your  well  fowls  to  a 
new  pen  as  far  away  as  jxjssiblo  and  disinfect  not 
only  the  old  pen  but  the  new  one  with  "Interna* 
tlonal  Pheno-Chloro."  If  you  want  to  save  your 
chickens  you  must  take  quick  action  and  give  them 
7ery  careful  treatment. 


FINE  TO  MAKE  KENS  LAY. 

FoBNET,    Texas, 
International  Food  Co.,  Minnoapolis,  Mian. 
Qkntlemen  :— The  "Intarnatlon  i  Poultry  Food" 

will  do  all  you  claim  for  it.    It  is  good  and  h  fine 
to  make  hens  lay.     D.  W.  MAN  MINQ,  Carpenter. 


A  GOOD  EGG  PRODUCER. 

Forney,    Texas. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minnsapolis,  Minn. 
Qentlbmen: — The  "International  Poultry  Food" 

is  good  as  an  egg  producer.  WhUa  fdeJing  it  the 
chickens  did  not  die  with  any  disoase,  but  wh3n  I 
stopped  using  the  powder,  the  disease  would  coma 
again  and  they  would  dio  fast.         E.  A.  BAKER. 


KEEPS  CHICKENS  HEALTHY. 

FoENET,    Texas. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Deae  Sies:— I  have  used  other  powders,  but 
since  using  "International  Poultry  Food"  can  fiod 
nothing  that  does  the  work  like  the  International. 
The  Food  increases  the  egg  supply  and  has  kept  the 
chickens  healthy.  Not  one  of  them  died  from  the 
cholera.  Yours,  ,       SAM  SPRATT. 


GIVES  BEST  RESULTS. 

SuMMEE  Shade,    Kentucky. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gents:— Your  "International  Poultry  Food"  does 
all  that  ia  claimed  for  it,  and  I  think  it  the  best  on 
market.  Very  truly,       J.  F.  WHITAKEE. 


IT  HAS  110  EQUAL. 

Summer  Shade,    Kentucky. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

My  Deae  Sies  : — I  have  used  your  "International 
Poultry  Food"  and  can  say  that  it  has  no  equal.  It 
does  all  you  claim  for  it.         JAS.  T.  BALDOCK. 


JUST  RIGHT  FOR  CHICKENS. 

FoENEY,    Texas. 
Gentlsuen  :— I  have  used  "international  Poul- 
try Food"  and  it  is  all  right  for  chickens. 

J.  Q.  DOUGLASS,  Merchant. 


Showing  Internal  Organs  of  a  Ghlckau. 

"INTERNATIONAL  POOLTRY  FOOD" 

Stimulates  and  Strengthens 
the  Egg  Producing  Organs  of  the  Hen. 

It  keeps  chickens  strong  and  healthy  and  will  make 
them  lay  more  eggs  and  keeps  them  laying.  Ona  of  our 
25-cent  boxes  contains  1200  feeds  for  one  hen  so  that  the 
cost  of  feeding  it  is  very  small.  One  extra  egg  per  month 
will  more  than  pay  the  cost  of  feeding  it  and  its  use  will 
often  more  than  double  the  egg  production.  It  is  the  only 
preparation  that  is  sold  with  a  positive,  reliable,  printed 
guarantee  on  every  label.  If  its  use  fails  to  make  yon 
extra  money  your  money  will  be  refunded  promptly  and 
its  use  will  not  cost  you  a  cent,  it  will  pay  you  to  test 
"Internatiooal  PouBtry  Food"  on  your  fowls. 

INTERNATIONAL  STOCK  FOOD  CO. 

Minneapolis,  Minn.,  U.  S.  A. 


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AS  PURE  AND  HEALTHFUL  AS  GRAPES 


OWNERS-INTERNATIONAL  FOOD  CO. 


MINNEAPOLIS.   MINN 


INTERNATIONAL    STOCK    BOOK. 


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The  Home  of  H.  W.  Savag^e,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

This  is  a  Photo  Engraving  of  the  city  residence  of  M.  W.  Savage,  proprietor  of  International  Food  Co.  It  is 
lecated  on  the  corner  of  Portland  Avenue  and  26th  Street,  Minneapolis,  Minn.  Portland  Avenue  is  a  fine  residence 
street  and  the  finest  driving  street  in  Minneapolis.  It  is  the  choice  of  all  people  who  delight  in  driving  their 
horses  on  an  easy  roadway.  The  city  of  Minneapolis  is  noted  for  its  homes  and  beautiful  drives.  The  fine  boule- 
vards around  its  three  natural  lakes  and  on  the  banks  of  the  '"Father  of  Waters,"  combined  with  those  leading  to 
the  celebrated  Minnehaha  Falls  and  eighteen  miles  to  Lake  Minnetonka,  which  has  2^Q  lUUsS  Of  Sbore  liae«  arc 
adsao'wkdged  to  be  tbe  equal,  if  they  do  not  surpass,  aay  long  boulevard  ia  tlie  worl4^ 


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fNlf^RNAtiONAL  StOCK   BOdK. 


Why  Some  Editors,  Agriculture  Pro- 
fessors, Creamery  Managers,  etc.. 
Talk  Against  Stock  Foods. 

Now  and  then  you  will  see  that  some  editor  of  a 
paper  or  some  professor  in  an  agricultural  college  or 
some  manager  of  a  creamery,  etc.,  will  advise  people 
not  to  use  "Stock  Foods."  We  have  in  mind  the  editor 
of  an  agricultural  paper  who  has  just  been  telling 
his  readers  not  to  use  ''Stock  Foods."  At  one  time 
•we  had  an  advertisement  in  this  paper  and  the  same 
editor  endorsed  "International  Stock  Food"  in  the 
very  highest  terms,  and  advised  all  of  his  readers  to 
nse  it.  After  a  time  we  withdrew  the  advertisement 
from  his  paper  and  he  came  to  our  oifice  and  earnestly 
solicited  more  business,  but  it  was  not  given  him  on 
account  of  the  high  price  asked.  He  based  his  price 
on  a  circulation  which  he  claimed  and  which  was 
nearly  twice  as  large  as  his  paid  subscription  list. 
After  this  he  became  "self-righteous"  and  stated  in 
Lis  paper  that  he  did  not  carry  such  advertising  and 
advised  his  readers  not  to  use  Stock  Foods.  We  sim- 
ply make  this  statement  bo  that  if  you  see  some 
paper  make  statements  against  "International  Stock 
Food"  that  you  will  know  what  is  the  matter  of  the 
editor.  We  heard  of  an  agricultural  college  professor 
who  denounced  Stock  Foods  as  swindling  the  people. 
He  had  never  made  a  fair,  practical  test  of  "Interna- 
tional 5tock  Pood,"  but  he  denounced  all  as  belonging 
to  the  same  class.  This  same  professor  was  soon  after 
found  to  be  drawing  two  salaries  and  only  doing  the 
•work  of  one  man.  In  swindling  the  people  out  of  one 
salary  he  proved  his  own  criminal  character,  and  it  is 
self-evident  that  he  denounced  Stock  Fooda  because 
some  manufacturers  did  not  make  him  a  nice  cash  pres- 
ent. Sometime  a  creamery  manager  will  take  the 
same  view  because  he  is  not  allowed  a  "rake  off"  on 
all  the  Stock  Food  sold  in  his  locality. 

Wo  give  these  items  of  interest  so  that  any  intelti- 
gent  man  can  quickly  see  that  these  statements  are 
nearly  always  actuated  because  the  party  has  not  been 
able  to  obtain  a  financial  consideration  from  the  manu- 
facturer. We  admit  that  there  are  some  cheap  Stock 
Foods  on  the  market  that  are  not  worth  even  the  small 
price  asked  for  them,  but  this  is  no  reason  that  a  Stock 
Food  like  ''International  Stock  Food,"  which  guaran- 
tees paying  results  or  money  refunded,  should  be  clas- 
sified as  a  swindle.  There  are  good  and  poor  Stock 
Foods  and  farmers  can  select  the  reliable  with  a  little 
investigation.  Now  and  then  there  is  a  poor  and 
worthless  preacher  or  doctor,  but  this  fact  does  not 
prove  that  all  preacheca  or  all  doctors  are  worthless. 

Every  pound  of  "International  Stock  Food"  is  sold 
on  a  spot  cash  givarantoe  to  give  paying  results  or 
your  money  will  bo  refunded.  Our  guarantee  is  backed 
by  $300,000,  and  is  known  to  be  reliable.  This  ought 
to  have  more  influence  with  you  than  the  ravings  of 
Bome  man  who  wants  to  do  us  injury  because  of  some 
euch  reasons  as  we  have  mentioned  above. 


WOULD  NOT  FARM  WITHOUT  IT. 

Omer,    Michigan. 
latemational  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  :— Last  April  I  had  an  eight-year  old 
mare  that  was  all  out  of  order,  run  down  generally, 
hair  long  and  laying  towards  her  ears.  I  commenced 
using  'International  Stock  Food"  on  the  15th  of  April 
in  large  doses,  and  by  the  15th  of  May  she  had  gained 
BO  much  and  looked  so  well  that  some  of  my  friends 
who  had  not  seen  her  in  that  time  thought  I  had  been 
trading  horses.  It  is  the  best  remedy  and  Stock  Food 
I  have  ever  used  for  all  kinds  of  live  stock,  and  I  have 
used  quite  a  number  of  different  brands,  but  I  would 
not  try  to  farm  without  the  "International  Stock 
Pood."  You  can  use  this  if  it  will  be  of  any  help  to 
yoa.    Yonrs  respectfully,       WILLIAM   PARKIN, 

Deputy  Sheriff  Mason  Township,  Arenac  Co. 


RESULT  OF  USING  A  CHEAP 
STOCK  FOOD. 

Fame,   Indian   Tbbbitobv. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Mimi. 

Gentleuen  : — I  thought  I  would  write  you  in  regard 
to  "International  Stock  Food."     I  tried  to  boy  a  25-lb. 

pail  of  it  from  the  dealer  at and  he  did  not  have 

it,  but  he  talked  me  into  buying  ■ Stock  Food,  and 

the  result  was  that  I  lost  my  best  mare.     I  fed  ■ ■ 

Stock  Food  regular  according  to  directions.  I  can't 
say  positively  that  it  killed  her,  but  that  is  my  honest 
opinion.  I  also  fed  it  to  my  hogs  and  it  has  not  done 
thorn  any  good  and  this  is  the  last  time  I  will  ever 
take  any  food  in  the  place  of  "International  Stock 
Food."  I  have  used  your  food  for  four  years,  and  as 
long  as  I  can  get  as  good  results  as  I  have  in  the  past 
I  will  continue  to  use  the  reliable  "International 
Stock  Pood."  I  want  you  to  ship  me  a  25-lb.  pail.  I 
hope  other  stockmen  will  not  do  as  I  have  done  and  let 

sjme  dealer  gull  them  into  buying Stock  Food 

which,  I  think,  injured  me  fully  $75.  The  dealer  said  it 
was  cheaper  than  "International  Stock  Food,"  and  ha 
sold  me  a  12-lb.  sack  for  75  cents,  but  the  sack  had  • 
feed  measure  in  it  that  held  half  a  pint.  The  directiouB 
called  for  half  a  pint  measure  full  three  times  per  day 
for  one  horse,  so  that  any  stockman  can  see  how  much 
cheaper  (?)  it  was  than  "International  Stock  Pood" 
which  is  fed  in  tablespoonful  feeds  and  gives  satisfao* 
tory,  paying  results.    Yours  truly,    J.  L.  COCHRAN. 


LOOK  AT  THE  FACTS  ! 

Owing  to  Very  Superior  Medication 

100  lbs.  of  "International  Stock  Food''  Costs 
$14.00  but  it  Contains  From  4  to  6  Times  as 
Many  Feeds  as  is  Contained  In  100  lbs.  of  tho 
Clieap  Imitations  and  Substitutes. — ^ 

By  comparing  the  number  of  feeds  per  lb.  yon  will  find 
that  thesecheap  Stock  Foods  ought  to  sell  for  about  one- 
fifth  as  much  as  "  International  Stock  Pood,"  and  com* 
paring  medicinal  strength  they  ought  to  sell  for  about 
one-tenth  as  much  as   "International  Stock  Pood." 

Tou  cannot  afford  to  feed  Stock  Foods  only  on  a 
medicinal  basis  because  it  is  the  medicinal  ing^re- 
dients  that  s:ive  the  effect  of  a  tonic,  blood  puri- 
fier and  aid  to  dig:estion  and  assimilation,  so  that 
every  animal  will  obtain  more  nutrition  from 
the  grain  eaten. 

Every  pound  of  "International  Stock  Food"  is  sold 
on  a  spot  cash  guarantee  to  give  you  satisfactory,  pay- 
ing results  or  your  money  will  be  refunded.  This  ex- 
plains why  "International  Stock  Food"  has  the 
largest  sale  in  the  world  and  a  trade  that  is  rapidly 
increasing  every  year. 


REFUSE  CHEAP  IMITATIONS 
AND  SUBSTITUTES. 

Owing  to  the  immense  sale  of  "International  Stock 

Food"  the  country  is  flooded  with  cheap  and  worthless 
imitations  and  substitutes  which  many  dealers  will 
offer  you  at  a  reduced  price.  Yoa  cannot  afford  to  nae 
them  at  any  price. 

If  they  sell  at  a  very  low  psice  they  must  be  made  of 
cheap  ingredients  and  cannot  give  good  results.  In- 
sist on  having  the  reliable  "international  Stock  Food" 
which  was  originated  by  a  practical  stockman  and 
druggist,  and  is  manufactured  and  guaranteed  by  a 
company  with  $300,000  paid  in  capital. 

INTERNATIONAL  STOCK  FOOD  CO. 

Minneapolis^  Minn.,  U.  S.  A. 


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This  PhotoEngraving  shows  M.  W.  Savage  in  his  private  oflBce.  The  guiding  hand  required  for  International 
Food  Co.  is  here  applied,  and  the  telline  advertisements  for  "International  3tock  Food,"  etc.,  are  thought  out 
in  these  snggestive  surroundings, 


MAIL   US  YOUR  TESTIMONIALS. 

When  yon  nee  "International  Stock  Food"  or  any  of 
oar  preparations,  we  will  appreciate  your  kindness  if 
you  will  write  ns  a  statement  in  regard  to  the  results 
you  obtained.  Your  testimonial  may  be  the  means 
of  causing  Bome  farmer  to  use  our  preparations  and 
thereby  he  will  m  ike  a  good  deal  of  extra  money.  We 
•re  always  glad  to  know  what  kind  of  resnlto  our  cna- 
tomers  are  obtaining. 


From  Kansas  Farmer, 

Of  Topeka,  Kansas. 
"We  can  account  for  "International  Stock 
Pood"  having  the  largest  sale  in  the  world  for 
hogs  and  other  stock  only  on  the  theory  that  the 
spot  cash  guarantee  gives  farmers  confidence  to 
try  it  and  that  the  use  of  "international  Stock 
Food"  gives  them  money  making  results.  It  is 
sold  on  a  positive  guarantee  to  cure  or  prevent 
Hog  Cholera.  If  it  ever  fails  the  use  will  not  cost 
you  a  eent.  "international  Stock  Food"  greatly 
increases  the  constitutional  strength  and  puts  the 
system  in  such  perfect  condition  that  disease  ' 
will  be  prevented  and  the  animal  will  also  make 
an  extra  rapid  growth.  The  thousands  of  testi- 
monials they  have  on  file  proves  that  it  gives  sur- 
prising results  io  a  great  majority  of  cases.  The 
originator  was  formerly  a  swine  breeder  and  he 
knows  exactly  what  "international  Stock  Food" 
will  do.  Its  sale  has  been  large  iu  Kansas  for 
years.  If  you  waat  to  save  your  hogs  and  make  a 
larger  profit  in  growing  or  fattening,  it  will  pay 
yon  to  investigate  "later national  Stock  Food" 
thoroughly."— A'a/wos  Fanner,  September.  189*. 


OUR  SPOT  CASH  GUARANTEE. 

Be  sure  and  remember  that  we  print  a  positive  relia- 
ble guarantee  on  every  label  of  each  preparation  we 
manufacture.  This  guarantee  means  exactly  what  it 
states.  If  you  use  any  of  our  preparations  according 
to  guarantee  on  the  label  and  it  fails,  you  are  sure  to 
obtain  a  refund  of  your  money  by  writing  to  us.  We 
admit  that  now  and  then  we  have  an  application  for 
refund,  because  nothing  in  this  world  can  be  made  that 
will  never  fail.  We  have  never  refused  to  fulfill  our 
guarantee  and  will  pay  you  $100  if  we  ever  refuse  to 
fulfill  it.  We  do  not  know  of  another  concern  that 
does  business  on  this  plan,  but  our  method  of  business 
has  always  been  to  positively  guarantee  paying  results 
to  nsers.  Many  firms  claim  tha  their  goods  are  guar- 
anteed, bat  when  you  ask  for  refund  you  will  be  put  off 
in  one  way  or  another.  There  never  has  been  an  appli- 
cation for  refund  mailed  to  the  office  of  "international 
Stock  Food,"  but  what  the  party  making  it  has  re. 
ceived  our  remittance  for  amount  in  full.  We  want 
you  to  understand  that  wo  are  doing  business  on  e^ 
actly  the  same  plan  that  one  honorable  farmer  wonl4 
sell  and  guarantee  anything  to  one  of  his  neighbors. 
We  always  make  plain  statements  in  regard  to  our 
claims  and  then  sell  our  preparations  with  the  fair  un- 
derstanding  that  you  are  to  receive  paying  results  or 
your  money  will  be  refunded.  This  is  the  fairest  offer 
yon  can  have.  Insist  on  having  the  genuine  "Interna- 
tlonai  5tock  Pood"  and  our  other  preparations  and 
positively  refuse  cheap  and  worthless  imitations  and 
Bubstitntes  which  some  dealers  may  offer  yon.  The 
genuine,  positively  guaranteed  "International  Stock 
Food"  is  prepared  only  by 

INTERNATIONAL  STOCK  FOOD  CO. 

Hinnenpolis.  Minn..  U.  S.  A* 


GREAT  IS  THE  ANIERIGAN   HEN 


"in 


SHE  PRODUCES  OVER   $500,000,000    EVERY  YEAR, 
ONE  ACRE  OF  HENS  ep"^'-^  200  ACRES  OF  WHEAT 

The  latest  government  statistics  prove  that  the  poultry  and  eg^s  of  the  country  are  worth  more  every  year  than 

the  combined  value  of  corn,  oats  and  hay.    The  egg  product  alone  is  worth  three  hundred  million  tlollars 

per  year.    At  the  same  time  the  American  people  have  to  import  millions  of  dozens  of  eggs  yearly  to  supply  the 

demand.    There  is  always  a  large  profit  in  the  poultry  business  and  yon  should  give  it  thonjhtful  consideration. 

One  Aore  of  Poultry  Clears  $1,000.  One  Acre  of  Wheat  Clears  $5.00. 

A  flock  of  13  hens  will  thrive  in  a  yard  20  feet  wide  by  50  feet  The  farmer  who  makes  a  clear  profit  of  $5.00  p»r  aore  fron» 

deep     In  this  way  50O  hens  can  be  suooeBsfuily  managed  on  one  wheat  is  extremely  sncoessful,  as  most  of  farmers  do  not  make 

Bore'of  ground     According  to  the  management  they  will  pay  that.  But  allowing  a  profit  of  $5  per  acre  for  wheat,  yoo  will  find 

from  Slto  $2  clear  profit  for  each  hen  per  year.     Ihis  will  give  one  acre  of  hens  to  Rive  as  much  profit  as  200  acres  of  wOMt. 

1500  to  $1,000  clear  profit  from  ono  «ci»  of  hefia.  This  is  eaually  trup  of  qotu,  with  slight  varjatiooB. 


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ORIGIN. 

The  word  poultry  in  itB  broadest  sense,  designates 
domestic  fowls  bred  or  fed  for  human  food  or  for  the 
feathers  and  eggs.  At  the  present  time  tho  word  poultry 
is  applied  to  barnyard  fowls.  The  originals  of  all  var- 
ieties were  wild  and  lived  in  the  thickets  and  woods- 
It  is  generally  supposed  that  our  common  varieties  are 
not  descendants  from  the  fowls  of  India. 

Our  fowls  are  generally  classified  as  common  or  mixed 
breeds,  Asiatic,  European  and  American  varieties  and 
Bantams. 

AMERICAN  AND  ENGLISH  BREEDS. 

There  are  about  seventy  breeds  of  fowls  recognized 
by  the  American  breeders,  and  only  three  distinct  varie- 
ties of  tbem  are  of  strictly  American  origin.  These  are 
the  Dominiques,  Wyandottes  and  Plymouth  Eocks. 
These  breeds  are  able  to  hold  their  own  against  the 
world  for  general  utility. 

DORKINGS. 

The  Dorking  fowls  have  been  bred  in  England  so  long 
l-hat  they  are  called  an  English  breed.  They  were 
probably  imported  by  the  Romans  when  England  \tas 
nnder  their  rule. 

WHITE  DORKING  FOWLS. 

Their  plumage  should  be  pure  white,  without  spots. 
They  have  five  toes  and  long  tail  feathers,  are  full 
wattled  and  have  single  combs.  They  are  well  shaped, 
compact  birds,  the  cock  often  weighing  ten  pounds  and 
the  hen  eight.  They  are  good  layers  and  careful  of 
their  broods.    The  flesh  is  of  excellent  quality. 

SILVER  GRAY  DORKING  FOWLS. 

They  are  a  well 
shaped  bird  of 
eight  or  nine 
pounds  weight. 
The  combs  are 
single  and  bright 
red.  The  cock 
makes  a  showing 
I  unsurpassed  by 
any  other  breed. 
They  have  long, 
flowing  black 
tails.  The  plum- 
age on  saddle, 
back  and  hackle 
is  silvery  white ; 
breast  and  wings 
BILVEB  GEAT  DOEKING.  black.     The   hens 

»re  eteel  gray  on  shoulders  and  lower  part  of  body. 
Ihe  neck  feathers  are  silvery  white,  with  a  black  strip 
down  each  one.  The  hens  are  good  mothers  and  fine 
layers,  except  in  the  winter.  They  are  docile  and  have 
a  good  deal  of  intelligence.  They  are  long-livedi  very 
active  and  a  very  superior  table  fowl. 

GRAY  DORKING  FOWLS. 

These  fowls  are  square  and  compact  in  form  with 
fbort  legs  and  neck.  Plumage  on  breast  and  tail  is 
black;  on  head,  neck  and  back,  silvery  white.  They 
fiave  an  extra  large  proportion  of  flesh,  fatten  easily. 
The  chicks  grow  rapidly. 

FAWN-COLORED  DORKING  FOWLS. 

They  have  short,  black  legs  and  a  high  carriage.  The 
hens  lay  large  egge.  The  tail  feathers  are  shorter  thas 
the  other  varieties.  They  grow  large  and  are  a  ban<J- 
Bome  bird. 


MILLIONS  OF  DOLLARS  IN  EGGS 
AND  POULTRY. 

According  to  the  report  of  the  United  StatOB  Commis- 
sion of  Agriculture,  New  York  State  consumes  as  many 
eggs  as  England,  both  disposing  of  $48,000,000  worth  of 
hen  fruit  annually.  The  United  States  yearly  consumes 
$500,000,000  worth  of  eggs  and  poultry.  Canada  exports 
$30,000,000  worth  of  efegs  annually.  The  egg  industry  is 
worth  $150,000,000  more  than  all  the  dairy  products  of 
this  nation.  The  poultry  products  of  this  country 
aggregate  more  in  a  year  than  any  single  crop.  Of  all 
the  country's  industries  the  poultry  industry  is  most 
generally  pursued.  Last  year  the  poultry  earnings  of 
the  United  States  amounted  to  over  $300,000,000,  being 
a  greater  value  by  $52,000,000  than  our  entire  wheat 
crop,  $105,000,000  greater  than  our  swine  brought  ns, 
$30,000,000  more  than  our  cotton  crop,  more  than  three 
times  as  great  as  all  the  interest  paid  on  mortgages 
during  the  year,  $112,000,000  more  than  we  spend  for 
schools,  and  yet  there  are  people  who  think  the  hen 
"small  potatoes." 

HIS  HENS  LAID  ALL  WINTER. 

LaGro,    Indiana. 
International  Food  Co..  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Dear  Sirs:— I  heartily  recommend  'International 
Poultry  Food,"  as  I  have  tested  it  on  my  hens.  They 
laid  eggs  all  winter  aud  during  February  we  had  eleven 
nights  below  zero.  No  one  around  here  did  as  well 
with  their  poultry  and  my  results  were  caused  by 
"International  Poultry  Food."        C.  W.  MONSON. 

CHICKEN  CHOLERA  CORED. 

Harwood,    Missoubi. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Dear  Sirs:  — "  International  Poultry  Food"  has 
cured  our  chickens,  and  I  think  it  is  the  best  I  ever  saw. 

CLIFF  DICKS. 

696  EGGS  FROM  12  HENS  IN  61  DAYS. 

Harris,    Missouri. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn, 

Dear  Sirs  :— My  hens  are  a  cross  of  Plymouth  Rocks 
and  White  Leghorns.  Six  were  two  years  old  and  six 
were  hatched  last  February.  I  used  "International 
Poultry  Food,"  which  very  largely  increased  the  pro- 
duction of  eggs.  For  April  I  got  347  and  for  May  359— 
Total  696.  SARAH  GUYM AN. 

Subscribed  and  sworn  to  before  me.— J.  H.  Moeeis, 
Notary  Public. 

732  EGGS  FROM  12  HENS  IN  61  DAYS. 

Adams,  Pennsylvania. 
Personally  appeared  before  me,  a  Justice  of  tho 
Peace,  Miss  Maggie  Milliron,  who,  being  duly  sworn. 
states  that  she  has  12  Hamburg  hens  and  has  received 
and  sold  732  eggs  from  them  during  April  and  May  by 
using  "International  Poultry  Food." 

[Signed]       MAGGIE  MILLIRON. 
Before  John  Adams,  J.  P. 


EXACTLY  AS  CLAIMED  FOR  FOWLS. 

Waterfoed,    Kentucky. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen:— I  have  sold  "International  Poultry 
Food"  and  also  fed  it.  to  my  own  poultry  and  it  has 
proven  to  be  everything  that  is  claimed  for  it. 

C.  C.  TAYLOR. 


BEST  POULTRY  FOOD  IN  THE  WORLD. 

Lansingbueg,    New  York. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Dear  Sirs  :— I  can  say  that  "International  Poultry 
Food"  is  the  best  Poultry  Food  I  have  ever  used.  Am 
well  pleased  with  the  results  and  in  the  improved  ap- 
pearance of  my  fowls,  and  can  endorse  it  as  a  thor* 
OQably  good  article  for  poultry  raisers.       Yours. 

CHAS.  H.  WILKES:  Breeder,     j 


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BLACK  DORKING  FOWLS. 

They  are  believed  by  many  to  be  more  hardy  than  the 
other  varieties.  Thoy  have  about  the  same  general 
characteristics,  but  the  plumage  is  jet  black. 

HOUDAN  FOWLS. 

The  Houdans  are 
a  French  fowl  of 
first  rank  in  that 
country.  They  are 
one  of  the  most 
beautiful  varieties 
of  fowls  and  their 
merits  far  exceed 
thoir  beauty. 
Their  color  is 
white  and  black. 
Thecomb  is  double 
leafed,  and  they 
have  whiskers 
growing  on  the 
face  and  a  largo 
top-knot.  They  are 
great  layers,  have 
a  square  and  mas- 
sive body,  short 
legs,  a  spirited  car- 
HOUDAN  FOWLS.  ^iage.     The  cocks 

weigh  five  to  six  pounds  and  the  hens  four  to  five 
pounds.  They  thrive  in  confinement  as  well  as  when 
running  at  large.  The  chickens  can  be  put  on  the 
market  at  four  months,  and  of  good  size.  They  are  a 
farmer's  fowl  for  eggs,  but  not  good  setters.  They  pre- 
fer to  lay. 

CREOLES  FOWLS. 

They  were  highly  thought  of  in  England  at  one  time. 
Are  good  layers,  but  not  inclined  to  set.  Legs  should 
be  short,  body  plump,  medium  sized,  eggs  rather  small, 
plumage  white  with  black  spots. 

OSTRICH  FOWLS. 

This  breed  is  not  widely  known,  but  in  some  localities 
Is  highly  valued  on  account  of  their  weight,  laying 
qualities,  hardy  constitution  and  flesh.  They  weigh 
from  seven  to  nine  pounds.  The  color  is  blue  black, 
with  ends  of  feathers  tipped  in  white.  The  cocks  have 
double  comb  and  large  wattles. 

ANDALUSIAN  FOWLS. 

This  is  a  hand- 
Bome  Spanish 
iovfl.  Plumage 
bluish,  with  dark 
hackle  and  white 
ear  lobes.  They 
are  not  a  hardy 
fowl ;  about  the 
size  of  Black 
Leghorns. 


AMERICAN 

JAVA 

FOWLS. 

There    are    two 
varieties  of  those 
fowls,   called   the 
Black   and    Mot- 
tled, the  only  dif- 
ference   being   in  andalcsian  fowls, 
the  plumage.    They  have  single  combs,  legs  free  from 
feathers ;  very  hardy  and  beautiful.    They  are  of  large 
Biae.  deep,  full  breast,  end  are  a  pood  table  fowl. 


"INTERNATIONAL  POULTRY  FOOD' 

IS  GUARANTEED 
TO  MAKE  YOU  EXTRA  MONEY. 


ALWAYS  PAYING  RESULTS. 

National  Cit*,    Califoenia. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn, 

Gentlemen:— I  use  your  "International  Poultry 
Food."  It  gives  excellent  results.  Please  state  price 
for  Poultry  Food  in  large  quantities. 

Yours  truly,        FREDERICK  PELTZER. 


ENEMY  OF  CHICKEN  CHOLERA. 


ScHELL  City,    Missodei. 
International  Food  ("o.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Deae  Sirs:- I  want  another  box  of  ''International 
Poultry  Food."  I  bought  one  box  and  tested  it  for  six 
hens  that  were  so  sick  they  would  not  eat.  I  made  a 
gruel  of  it  and  saved  all  but  one.        GEO.  WALLIS. 


DO  YOU  RAISE  BROILERS? 

Erlangee,    Kentucky. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  : — I  have  had  many  years'  experience  in 
raising  chickens.  Last  fall  I  started  to  raising  broilers 
by  incubator  and  brooder.  My  incubator  was  a  poor 
one  and  the  chicks  were  hatched  weak  and  I  lost  a  large 
per  cent.  I  then  bought  a  box  of  "International 
Poultry  Food ' '  and  mixed  with  their  feed.  In  the  next 
hatch  of  50  chicks  I  did  not  lose  one.  The  next  hatch 
of  86  I  only  lost  one  and  yet  30  of  them  were  so  weak 
when  hatched  that  I  had  to  help  them  out  of  the  shell. 
I  also  gave  the  food  to  my  hens  and  I  never  got  as  many 
eggs  from  the  same  number  of  hens  before  in  my  life. 
I  never  did  have  as  good  success  in  raising  chicks  as  I 
have  had  since  using  "International  Poultry  Food." 
Every  one  should  give  it  a  thorough  practical  test, 
because  it  will  give  paying  results.        A.  K.  LEWIS. 


SURPRISING  CHICKEN  CHOLERA  TEST. 

Cedah  Bluffs,    Nebhaska. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn, 

Gents  :— I  wish  to  say  that  ' '  International  Poultry 
Food ' '  has  been  used  for  my  flock  with  the  greatest  of 
success.  My  chickens  began  dying  this  winter  and  I 
decided  to  try  "International  Poultry  Food,"  but  did 
not  secure  any  until  I  had  lost  about  twenty  fowls. 
After  feeding  a  few  feeds  I  never  had  a  new  case  and  I 
cured  some  that  had  been  sick  for  a  week  and  could 
scarcely  walk.  "International  Poultry  Food"  is  the 
first  medicine  I  ever  tried  that  would  cure  a  case  of 
genuine  chicken  cholera.  Poultry  raisers  _wiU  make 
money  by  using  your  preparation  because  it  is  cheap  to 
use  and  gives  remarkable  results. 

E.  M.  CROOKEE. 


CURED  A  DYING  FLOCK. 

CoLLTTM,    Illinois. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  :  -In  October  my  poultry  was  dying— as 
many  as  four  and  five  per  day.  I  then  bought  one  boi 
of  "  International  Poultry  Food  "  from  your  agent  in 
Collum,  and  after  feeding  one  day  I  lost  no  more  of  my 
chickens.  At  the  end  of  two  weeks  they  began  laying, 
and  I  got  more  eggs  than  I  ever  did  any  fall  before.  I 
can  cheerfully  recommend  your  Poultry  Food. 

Yours  respectfully,        CHARLES  KOLLASCH. 


INCREASED  6  DOZ.  TO  30  DOZ.  EGGS. 

Mdkeysville,    Pennsylvania. 
International  Food  Co.JSlinneapolis,  Minn. 

Dear  Sies:— Mr.  W.  B.  Patterson  was  in  my  store 
today  and  stated  that  he  was  now  receiving  from  five 
to  six  dozen  eggs  each  day  from  120  hens.  In  six  days 
he  had  30  dozen  eggs  for  market  (besides  what  the 
family  used),  for  which  he  gets  from  18  to  20cents  per 
dozen.  Mr.  Patterson  has  bought  from  me  and  used 
only  four  S5-cent  boxes  of  "International  Poultry 
Food '  •  since  Janoary  27th  for  these  120  hens.  ,  ' 
J.  L.  HOEY.  deneral  Detler* 


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POLAND  FOWLS. 


BLACK  POLISH. 


These  birds  are 
non-aitters  and 
everlasting  layers. 
They  are  very 
handsome  and  gen- 
erally weigh  five 
to  six  pounds. 
They  are  prolific 
and  come  to  ma- 
turity early.  They 
are  adapted  tu 
small  inclosures 
and  are  decidedly 
domestic  in  their 
habits.  They  make 
a  remarkably  or- 
namental appear- 
ance on  a  lawn ; 
and  are  sensitive 
to  cold  and  wet 
and  require  warm, 


dry  quarters.  They  are  fond  of  attention  and  as  their 
top-knotB  hang  over  the  eyes,  they  need  special  atten- 
tion in  cold,  damp  weather.  The  eggs  are  large,  white 
and  rich.  They  must  be  fed  regularly,  as  they  are 
poor  foragers.  The  varieties  are  White  Crested  Black, 
White  Crested  W^hite,  Silver  Spangled  and  Golden 
Spangled. 

WYANDOTTE  FOWLS. 

This  Ameri- 
can fowl  was 
originated  i  n 
New  York  some 
twenty  years 
ago  and  was 
ofotain  -d  by 
crossing  the 
Silver  Span- 
gled Hamburg 
cock  with  the 
Dark  Brahma 
hen.  They  are 
good  layers, 
sitters  and 
mothers.  Their 
flesh  is  of  a 
superior  qual- 
ity a  n  d  the 
plumage  is 
white  and 
black  with  the 
tail    solid 


WHITE  WYANDOTTE. 


black;  legs  clean 
and  yellow.  Are 
hardy  and  quick  to 
mature.  They 
stand  cold  weather 
as  well  as  any 
breed  and  make  a 
desirable  breed  for 
farmers. 

GUELDRE 
FOWLS. 

This  French  fowl 
I  has  a  small  crest 
and  comb.  They 
are  divided  into 
I  several  varieties, 
I  owing  to  d  i  £Ee  r  • 
I  encein  color.  The 
i  eggs  are  large  and 
!   of  good  quality. 


eOtPEN  WYANDOTTiS 


'INTERNATIONAL  LOUSE  KILLER" 

Should  be  Used  in  Every  Poultry  House. 

Hens  will  not  Lay  when  they  have  Lice.    This 
Kills  Lice.    Does  not  hurt  the  Hens. 

CURED  WHEN  ALL  WERE  SICK. 

Cincinnati,    Ohio. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Dear  Sirs:— I  have  given  my  chickens  "Interna- 
tional Poultry  Pood"  and  find  it  above  anything  1  ever 
tried.  All  my  chickens  were  sick,  but  when  I  got  your 
Food  and  gave  it  to  them  they  all  began  to  eat  better 
and  look  brighter.        Yours  respectfully, 

MRS.  F.  A.  DOEBELE. 

ALWAYS  GIVES  PERFECT  SATISFACTION. 

Birmingham,    Alabama 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  :— 1  have  sold  your  "International  Poul- 
try Food"  and  have  not  had  one  case  in  which  it  did 
not  give  perfect  satisfaction.    In  fact,  every  one  I  sold 
to  became  a  "walking  advertisement"  for  the  goods 
Yours  truly,  N.  E.  ALDEN. 

A  SPLENDID  POULTRY  FOOD. 

,^     ,^      .,.  Helix,    Indiana. 

International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Dear  Sirs:— The  last  shipment  of  "International 
Poultry  Food"  just  received.  I  am  having  a  splendid 
trade  on  your  Poultry  Food.  Yours  truly, 

ANDERSON  APPLE. 

GOOD  REPORTS. 

Cincinnati,   Ohio. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 
Dear  Sirs:— Your  "International   Poultry   Food" 

fives  perfect  satisfaction.    Have  tried  several  boxes. 
t  does  all  you  claim.  Yours  respectfully, 

W.  BUERMEIR. 


KEEPS  FOWLS  HEALTHY. 

Avon,    South  Dakota. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen:— I  have  used  "International  Poultry 
Food,"  not  that  my  fowls  were  diseased,  but  to  keep 
them  in  healthy  condition  and  see  if  it  would  increase 
the  egg  production,  and  am  satisfied  that  it  did  mater- 
ially increase  the  production  of  eggs. 

Very  truly,  J.  O.  SMITH. 


EXCELS  FOR  CHICKENS. 

Endicott,    West  Virginia. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis.  Minn. 

Gentlemen  :— Please  ship  me  four  dozen  "interna- 
tional Poultry  Food"  at  once.  It  is  giving  excellent 
satisfaction.  Yours  respectfully, 

J.  R.  ROBINSON. 

THE  GREAT  EGG  PRODUCER. 

,  ^     ,  „     ,,  Natlor,   Georgia. 

International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Dear  Sirs  :— I  purchased  a  package  of  "International 
Poultry  Food"  not  many  weeks  ago,  and  fed  it  to  my 
chickens  with  good  results.  It  makes  the  chickens  fat 
and  the  hens  lay  an  abundance  of  eggs.  I  am  very 
much  pleased  with  it.  Yours  truly, 

J.  J.  HUGHES. 

CAN  BE  FED  FOR  NOTHING. 

Fairview,    Iowa. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 
Dear  Sirs :  — "International  Poultry  Food"   is   a 

grand  preparation,  and  no  one  raising  fowls  can  afford 
to  be  without  it,  as  it  is  a  sure  cure  and  preventive  for 
chicken  cholera  and  other  diseases,  and  it  greatly  in- 
creases the  production  of  eggs.  It  does  not  cost  any- 
thing to  feed  it,  because  chickens  will  lay  more  than 
enough  eggs  to  pay  the  cost.  V.  V,  HOLDEN. 


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LE  FLECHE  FOWLS. 

This  is  a  French  fowl  very  similar  to  the  Black  Span- 
ish. They  are  hardy,  tall,  compact  bodies,  jet  black 
and  have  strong  legs.  They  lay  a  fine  quality  of  eggs 
and  the  flesh  is  unexcelled  by  any  fowl  for  table  use. 
This  variety  is  but  little  bred  in  this  country.  Test 
"International  Poultry  Food." 

WHITE  LEGHORN  FOWLS. 


WHITE  LBGHOBN. 

food  into  eggs.  They  are  good  rangers  and  also  thrive 
in  confinement.  They  grow  rapidly,  are  hardy,  strong 
and  healthy.  Pullets  often  commence  laying  at  five 
months  of  age.    They  are  proud  and  very  active. 

CREVE  COUR  FOWLS. 

This  French  fowl  is  black  and  remarkable  stately  and 
handsome.  They  are  heavy,  compact  birds  with  short 
legs.  The  comb  is  two-horned.  They  are  crested  and 
the  feathers  fall  backward.  They  are  good  layers  and 
a  desirable  table  fowl. 

HAMBURG  FOWLS. 

These  birds  orig- 
inally came  from 
Holland.  They  are 
small,  light  body 
and  great  roamers. 
They  have  bright 
double  combs,pure 
white  ear  lobes, 
upright  carriage, 
long  tails  and  long 
plume  feathers. 
They  are  hardy, 
robust,  active  and 
great  layers.  The 
eggs  are  small  but 
of  excellent  flavor. 
They  are  called 
non-sitters.  The 
Black  Hamburg  is 
one  of  the  very  best 
farm  fowls.   All  of 

the  hamburgs  are  BLACK  ham-bueo. 

very  fine  cooking  birds.  On  account  of  difiPerent  color 
marking  they  are  divided  into  the  following  varieties : 
Silver  Spangled,  Silver  Penciled,  Gold  Spangled, 
Qdld  Penciled,  White  and  Black. 


"INTERNATIONAL  POULTRY  FOOD" 

IS  GUARANTEED 
TO  KEEP  CHICKENS  HEALTHY. 


CURED  WHEN  OTHERS  FAILED. 

SciALO,   Iowa. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Deak  Sies:— I  have  been  using  your  "International 
Poultry  Food"  and  it  has  given  perfect  satisfaction, 
I  had  a  bad  case  of  the  roup  and  three  packages  has 
cured  them.    I  tried  a  good  many  other  remedies. 

CYRUS  MORRIS. 


AMAZING  REPORT  ON  CHOLERA. 

Avon,    South  Dakota. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 
Gentlemen:— "International   Poultry  Food"  is  all 

that  it  is  recommended  to  be.  My  fowls  were  sick  and 
dying  at  the  rate  of  two  to  six  per  day.  Tliose  that 
were  not  sick  would  sit  around  the  poultry  house  with 
not  activity  enough  to  hunt  for  food.  Within  two  days 
after  feeding  "International  Poultry  Food"  the  deaths 
ceased,  and  the  living  fowls  became  active  and  began 
working  for  food.  Yours  truly, 

MRS.  L.  B.  HUDGENS. 


A  PERFECT  CHICKEN  FOOD. 

Janesville,    Illinois. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Dear  Sies:— I  have  sold  several  boxes  of  "Interna- 
tional Poultry  Food"  since  receiving  it  two  weeks  ago, 
and  it  is  giving  good  satisfaction.  I  think  I  will  build 
up  a  big  trade  on  it.  Yours  respectfully, 

GEO.  H.  TINKEY. 


DOUBLED  THE  NUMBER  OF  EGGS. 

Kalamazoo,    Michigan. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Dear  Sies: — I  have  been  using  "  International PouN 
try  Food"  and  I  believe  it  to  be  the  best  in  the  market. 
We  are  getting  more  eggs  twice  over  from  the  same 
number  of  hens  as  we  ever  did  before.  It  has  extra- 
ordinary merits.  A.  STAFFORD. 


MAKES  HENS  LAY. 

Enteepeise,    Illinois. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 
Gents :— I  have  used  "International  Poultry  Pood" 

for 'my  hens,  and  I  find  it  is  the  best  I  ever  used.    It 
m^es  them  lay  plenty  of  eggs.      HENRY  FELLER. 


1500  EGGS  IN  SIXTY  DAYS. 

Powell,    South  Dakota. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

I  used  "International  Poultry  Pood  "  for  25  Silver 
Spangled  Hamburgs  for  60  days  from  April  7th.  I  got 
one  egg  per  day  from  each  hen,  making  IROO  eggs. 

ELMER  LEWIS. 

Powell,    South  Dakota, 
Before  me,  Charles  E.  Kittinger,  a  Justice  of  Peace 
for  Edmunds  County,  S.  D.,  personally  appeared  Elmer 
Lewis,  making  oath  to  above  statement. 

CHARLES  E.  KITTINGER,  Justice  of  Peace. 


CURE  ROUP. 

St.  Paul,    Minnesota. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Please  accept  thanks  for  being  so  prompt  in  sending 
"International  Poultry  Food."  It  saved  my  flock,  aa 
they  had  roup,  but  the  food  cured  them  in  two  or  three 
days,  and  I  lost  only  one.  I  now  want  to  try  it  for  egg 
production.  Enclosed  please  find  one  dollar  for  large 
box,  for  I  will  never  be  without  it  in  the  house  again. 

Hoping  I  may  get  it  soon,  I  remain,  

Yours  truly,       MRS.  M.  MoASTHUB; 
709  Grotto  St.,  St.  Paul. 


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PLYMOUTH  ROCK  FOWLS. 

This  American 
fowl  waa  o  r  i  er  i< 

Dated  in  Massa* 
chusetts  Bome  for- 
ty years  ago  and  is 
an  extremely  pop- 
ular fowl  with  the 
American  farmer. 
The  breast  should 
be  broad,  deep  and 
full,  and  the  body 
largo,  square  and 
compact.  The  col- 
or is  similar  t  o 
American  Domini- 
que. The  form  of 
these  birds  is  al- 
most perfect.  At 
eight  weeks  old 
they  make  a  plamp 
two-pound  broiler. 
The  pullets  lay  at 
five  to  six  months 
of  age.  Cocks  often 
Treigh  from  ten  to 
fifteen  pounds  and 
hens  eight  to  ten. 
They  are  good  lay- 
ers, sitters  and 
mothers.  They  are 
L  ^sUy  controlled, 
bear  close  confine- 
ment and  are  good 
foragers  when  al- 
lowed to  roam.  We 
beliove  the  farmer 
should  give  this 
breed  careful  con- 
sideration if  he 
desires  t  o  make 
money. 

FRIZZLED 
FOWLS. 

These  birds  are 
natives   of    Java. 
They  are  pure 
white,  but  their 
BAEEED  PLYMOUTH  EOCK.  feathers   are  friz- 

Bled.    They  are  not  useful,  but  present  a  very  curious 
appearance. 

LANGSHAN  FOWLS. 

These  birds  are 
natives  of  China. 
They  are  erect  in 
carriage,  have 
large  comb3,plum- 
age  black,  larger 
tails  than  the  Co- 
chins; are  active 
and  hardy.  The 
cockerels  at  seven 
months  of  age  will 
weigh  ten  to 
twelve  pounds,  if 
iattened.  They 
hare  rapid  growth 
combined  with 
e:  r  e  a  t  size  and 
small  bone.  They 
are  prolific  layers 
of  large,  rich  eggs. 
The  flesh  is  of  a 
superiorquality 
fop  so  large  a  bird.  BI.ACK  hAixosvAV, 


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"INTERNATIONAL  POULTRY  FOOD" 

IS  ALWAYS  GUARANTEED. 

Your  Money  Refunded  If  it  Fails. 

WORTH  TWICE  ITS  COST. 

Natick,    Massachusetts. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen:— I  have  used  "International  Poultry 
Food"  for  my  hens  and  find  it  of  great  benefit  to  them, 
and  wiU  say  I  would  not  be  without  it  for  double  the 
amount  it  costs.      Yours,  etc.,  HENRY  TRAUB. 

TESTED  FOR  FOUR  YEARS. 

Sumner,  Illinois. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

This  is  to  certify  that  I  have  used  "International 
Poultry  Food"  for  four  years,  both  for  young  and  old 
chickens.  I  can  truthfully^  say  that  I  never  used  any- 
thing that  was  equal  to  it  and  recommend  it  to  all 
poultry  raisers.  lEA  M.  HILLIS. 


ONE  35-CENT  BOX  BRINGS  100  DOZ.  EGGS. 

XeNIA,     iLLrNOIS. 

International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gents: — One  of  my  customers  said  she  had  a  good 
many  chickens  but  got  bo  eggs.  I  recommended 
"  International  Poultry  Food."  She  bought  a  35-cent 
box  and  commenced  feeding  it  at  once,  and  she  tells 
me  that  in  a  few  days  her  chickens  were  cackling,  their 
combs  were  red,  and  within  40  days  her  chickens  pro- 
duced 100  dozen  eggs.  I  have  been  in  business  nearly 
40  years  and  "International  Poultry  Food"  is  the  best 
preparation  for  poultry  that  I  have  ever  seen.  Please 
ship  me  6  dozen  35-cent  size  and  2  dozen  $1.00  size  at 
once.  A.  H.  PORTER,  Druggist. 


WONDERFUL  MERIT. 

North  Billeeica,    Massachusetts. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis.  Minn. 
Gentlemen:— I  have  used    "International  Poultry 

Food."  I  unhesitatingly  endorse  it  as  being  far  ahead 
of  them  all  and  the  returns  have  more  than  exceeded 
my  fondest  anticipations.    Yours  respectfully, 

CHARLES  A.  COLLINS. 


300  EGG  HENS. 

Fleetwood,    Pennsylvania. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gents  : — As  a  breeder  of  fancy  poultry  and  a  user  of 
your  " International  Poultry  Food"  I  cannot  praise  it 
too  highly.  I  claim  it  possible  by  feeding  your  excellent 
Food  to  produce  the  300  egg  hens  and  pullets.  When  I 
first  commenced  to  foed  it  I  thought  this  was  again 
nix,  but  turned  out  O.  K.       Very  respectfully, 

W.  S.  KERN. 


STOPS  HENS  FROM  EATING  THEIR  EGGS. 

Shapleigh,   Maine. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  :— My  hens  got  to  eating  their  eggs.  I 
gave  them  shells  and  other  things  commonly  used,  but 
none  of  them  stopped  them  until  I  tried  your  "Inter- 
national Poultry  Food,"  which  stopped  them  at  once. 
I  think  it  is  an  excellent  food  for  hens. 

MRS.  N.  P.  HAM. 


A  GREAT  CHICKEN  CHOLERA  CURE. 

TURNERSVILLE,  COETELL  CO,,     TEXAS. 

Dear  Sies  : — My  mother  had  70  chickens.  They  took 
cholera  and  were  all  dying  very  fast.  After  feeding 
"International  Poultry  Food"  a  few  days  they  began 
to  eat  and  were  healthier  than  they  ever  were  before, 
and  are  laying  an  abundance  of  eggs  now,  Also  for 
several  years  they  had  been  going  blind,  and  would  not 
feather  out  prettily,  and  they  looked  ragged,  but  now 
they  are  fine  and  beautiful.  Your  feed  is  not  only  the 
very  best  that  1  have  ever  tried,  but  a  good  deal  the 
cheapest.  I  do  expect  to  use  it  all  the  time  for  any 
kind  of  stock  and  any  kind  of  poultry.  Hoping  to  hear 
from  you  soon,       Yours  truly,    ERNEST  TURNER, 


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INTERNATIOWAL   STOCK   BOOK. 


RUMPLESS  FOWLS. 

The  most  fashionable  is  pure  white  with  single  comb. 
The  nimpleea  brood  are  not  valuable  except  as  curiosi- 
ties.   Use  "International  Pbeno-Chloro." 

BROWN  LEGHORN  FOWLS. 

This  breed  also 
has  a  high  reputa- 
tion as  layers.  The 
cock  is  black 
breasted,  hackle 
orange-red  oar 
lobes  white.  The 
hen  is  salmon  col- 
ored on  b  r  e  a  8  t , 
with  balance  of 
plumage  brown 
with  dark  mark- 
ings. They are non- 
sitterd.  Some  peo- 
pln  consider  them 
one  of  the  leading 
breeds,  if  not  tfie 
leading  breed. 

Red  comb«d 
White  Leghorns, 
Bose  Combed 

Brown  Leghorns  beown  lbohosm. 

Dominique  Leghorns  and  Black  Leghorns  are  similar  to 
descriptions  given  of  Leghorns  and  are  named  on  ac- 
conntof  their  plumage  and  combs  being  different  colors. 

COCHIN  FOWLS. 

This  Asiatic  breed  is  the  largoA  of  all  barnyard 
fowls.  They  have  been  bred  into  taHiny  different  varie- 
ties to  suit  the  fancy  breeder.  "We  now  have  White, 
Buff,  Lemon,  Silver  Buff,  Cuckoo,  Cinnamon, Partridge 
Cochia,  Grouse,  Black  Cochin  and  Silky-feathered 
Cochin.  The  leading  varieties  are  White,  Buff  and 
Partridge  Cochins.  The  Cochins  take  on  fat  so  rapidly 
that  they  arc  subject  to  some  disease,  such  as  apo- 
plezy,  and  they  need  plenty  of  exercise.  They  weigh 
from  ten  to  fifteen  pounds. 

BUFF  COCHIN  FOWLS. 

These  birds 
should  be  solid 
buff  color,  with 
tail  feathers 
more  or  less 
black.  General 
character  same 
as  given  for  the 
White  Cochin. 

WHITE 
COCHINS. 

These  birds 
must  have  a  pure 
white  plumage. 
They  are  sturdy 
and  very  heavy. 
Comb  single  and 
red,  head  small, 
eye  bright,  broad 
back ,  wings 
small,  tail  small, 
breast  deep, 
BtrPF  COCHIN.  broad   and   full, 

legs  short,  strong  and  well  apart  and  feathered  on  the 
outside.  All  Cochins  are  too  heavy  to  fly  and  a  fence 
two  or  three  feet  high  will  confine  them.  They  are 
good  sitters  and  mothers  and  prolific  layers,  especially 
in  winter.  The  chickens  grow  very  rapidl^  and  are 
large  enough  to  eat  at  three  months  of  age.  They  do 
not  equal  some  other  breeds  for  table  oee, 


"INTERNATIONAL  POULTRY  FOOB" 

16  GUARANTEED 

A  Wonderful  Egg  Producer* 


WONDERFUL  INCREASE  OF  EGGS. 

Minnesota  Lake,    Minnesota. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minnea];>olis,  Minn. 

GENTI.BMEN : — I  take  pleasure  in  recommending  yonr 
wonderful  "iNternatlonal  t'oultry  Food."  From  Octo- 
ber to  December  I  kept  150  hens  but  received  no  eggs. 
I  commenced  to  use  "International  Poultry  Food" 
and  you  ought  to  have  seen  the  remarkable  change. 
My  hens  commenced  to  lay  and  continued  during  the 
coldest  weather.    I  never  saw  anything  like  it. 

JOHN  BENEDIR. 
I  can  send  jron  a  large  number  of  such  testimoniala. 
V.  A.  BELE,  Dealer. 


UNEQUALED  AS  AN  EGG  PRODUCER. 

Spbingdale,    Pennsylvania. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis.  Minn. 

Gents: — I  have  used  "InternatioHal  Poultry  Food" 
for  two  years,  and  do  not  hesitate  to  say  it  is  the  best 

egg  producer  on  the  market  today.  

L.  M.  McQUAID. 


GIVES  PERFECT  SATISFACTION. 

Speingvale,    Maine. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen:  — I  have  used  your  "internatloBal 
Poultry  Food."  I  am  satisfied  that  it  is  a  good  food. 
It  is  something  the  hen  needs  to  keep  her  healthy  at 
all  seasons.  Respectfully  yours, 

I.  C.  SAWYER,  M.  D. 


CANNOT  PRAISE  IT  TOO  HIGHLY. 

Webster,    Massachusetts. 
International  Food  Co  ,  Minneapolis,  Minn, 

Deak  Sirs:— Nearly  every  man  who  has  bought  *Mn» 
ternational  Poultry  Pood"  speaks  in  the  highest  praise 
of  the  results.  One  gentleman  told  me  onlythis  morn- 
ing that  his  hens  were  not  satisfied  with  laying  one  egg 
each  day,  after  using  "International  Poultry  Food," 
but  had  commenced  laying  nights.  _ 

OSCAR  SHUMWAY. 


A  PERFECT  POULTRY  FOOD. 

Morton  Park,    Illinois. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 
Gentlemen:— "International  Poultry  Food"  is  ^v- 

ing  perfect  satisfaction  in  this  vicinity,  and  I  thii^ 
wul  be  able  to  place  a  good  ord«r  for  the  fall  trade. 
Eespectfully  yours,       TOM  W.  ROBINSON. 


CHOLERA  DISAPPEARS  AT  ONCE. 

Mound  City,    Kansas. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

We  have  used  your  "International  Poultry  Food." 
with  success  and  like  it  better  than  anything  else  we 
have  used.  In  a  number  of  cases  when  Cholera  would 
commence  among  our  fowls  we  would  go  to  feeding  it 
and  the  disease  would  disappear  at  once.  We  recom- 
mend it  to  everyone.  S.  J.  HAZELBAKEB. 


KEEPS  CHICKENS  HEALTHY. 

Superior,    Nebraska. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gents  :— "international   Poultry  Food"    is   a  good 
seller  with  me  and  gives  universal  satisfaction. 

W.  W.  KENDALL. 


AN  UNQUALIFIED  SUCCESS. 

Appleton,    Arkansas. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Dear  Sirs:— As  I  have  used  your  "International 
Poultry  Food"  for  some  time  I  can  highly  praise  it  aa 
asQccese.  W.  A.  KENNEDY. 


INTERNATIONAL  STOCK   BOOK. 


149 


PARTRIDGE  COCHIN  FOWLS. 

This  magnificent  bird  should  have  a  solid  black 
breast,  wings  and  tail.  Feathers  on  legs  should  be 
black,  the  comb,  neck,  hackle,  head  and  wattles  a  deep 
red.  They  are  hardy  and  will  thrive  under  conditions 
where  others  would  perish.  They  are  easily  kept  in 
oonflaemeat. 

DARK  BRAHMAS. 

This  large  Asia* 
tic  fowl  has  a 
peculiar  history  on 
account  of  being  a 
cross  of  Shanghai 
and  Chittagong, 
and  a  brood  of 
chickens  being 
sent  to  England  by 
an  American,  and 
in  fifteen  years 
they  were  devel- 
oped by  the  Eng- 
lish into  this  beau- 
tiful and  valuable 
fowl.  They  have 
black  breasts, 
wings  and  tails, 
with  balance  of 
plumags  black, 
white  and  steel 
gray.  The  cock 
DABH  BEAHMA9.  has  a  "pea  comb." 

*^e  neck  is  short,  hackle  fall,  back  short  and  wide, 
breast  full  and  broad,  legs  short  and  yellow  and  well 
eovered  with  feathers. 

LIGHT  BRAHMAS. 

This  fowl  is 
Dearly  pure 
white,  with  pen- 
ciling of  black. 
The  head  is 
email  and  the 
bird  has  a  lofti', 
well  bred  carri- 
age. They  pro- 
duce a  great 
amount  of  flesh 
with  slight  offal. 
It  is  unsurpassed 
as  a  winter  layer. 
The  hen  is  a  good 
mother  and  the 
chicks  are  hardy 
and  fast  growers. 
Cockerels  at  six 
months  of  age 
often  weigh  five 
to  six  pounds. 
They  make  a 
valuable  cross 
with  common 
stock.  By  Intro- 
LIGHT  BEAHMAS.  ^ucing  one  cock 

for  every  twenty  hens  the  farmer  would  easily  double 
the  value  of  his  product.  The  birds  are  very  quiet  and 
a  low  fence  will  easily  restrain  them.  They  lay  large, 
rich  eggs.  The  birds  weigh  from  eight  to  twelve 
pounds  when  matured, 

SILKY  FOWLS. 

This  bird  is  a  native  of  Asia  and  is  pure  white.  Their 
feathers  lack  cohesion  and  give  them  a  eilky  appear- 
ance. The  sktn  is  dark  colored,  comb  dark  and  flat. 
They  haTO  little  value. 


"INTERNATIONAL  POULTRY  FOOD" 

IS  ENDORSED  BY 

Over  One  Hundred  Thousand  Testimonials. 

HONESTLY  RECOMMENDED. 

Aeapahob,    Vebeaska. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gents  :— I  can  conscientiously  say  I  never  sold  any- 
thing with  as  clear  a  conscience  as  I  do  your  "Interna- 
tional Poultry  Food."  P.  R.  CHILDS. 

SELLS  FASTER  THAN  OTHER  KINDS. 

Clayton,    Ohio. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Deab  Sirs:— "IntematJonal    Poultry    Pood"  gives 
entire  satisfaction  wherever  sold.     I  sell  more  than 
four  times  as  much  "International"  as  all  others  to- 
gether, and  have  four  or  hve  other  kinds.    Yours  truly, 
SILAS  E.  PAULEY,  General  Dealer. 

IT  SAVES  THE  CHICKENS. 

Cedar  Bluffs,    Nebeaska. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

A  few  feeds  of  "International  Poultry  Food"  makes 
a  big  difference  in  the  looks  of  my  fowls.  Their  beads 
begin  to  show  red  and  healthy.  I  recommend  it  to  all 
poultry  raisers,  as  I  consider  it  one  of  the  very  best 
that  can  be  fed  to  promote  health.  Last  summer  I 
raised  300  chickens,  and  did  not  lose  more  than  10  per 
cent,  owing  to  the  use  of  "International  Poultry  Food." 
A  neighbor  hatched  equally  as  many  chickens,  but  lost 
fully  60  per  cent.    He  did  not  use  your  food. 

C.  A.  SHERWOOD,  Publisher. 

MAKES  HENS  LAY  EVERY  DAY. 

Lamab,    Missoubi. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen: — My  mother  thinks  there  is  nothing 
like  "International  Poultry  Food."  She  had  ten  hena 
last  winter  and  they  all  got  sick  at  once.  I  took  her  a 
box  of  "International  Poultry  Food"  and  she  hadn't 
been  feeding  it  more  than  a  week  when  thay  began  to 
lay  every  day  and  continued  till  spring. 

Respectfully,  FRANK  8.  VAN  PELT. 

MONEY-MAKING  POULTRY  FOOD. 

Lobe  City,   Ohio. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gents:— I  have  used  your  "International  Poultry 
Pood"  and  find  it  to  be  just  what  is  claimed  for  it. 

O.  F.  LOWRY. 

CURED  CHICKEN  CHOLERA. 

McRae,    Geoegia. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Deab  Bibs  :— My  chickens  had  cholera  until  some  of 
their  combs  were  turning  black.  After  using  a  few 
doses  of  "international  Poultry  Food"  froma35-cent 
package,  I  never  lost  another  fowl  and  cholera  has 
left  my  premises.    Respectfully,        J.  F.  BAR>JETT. 

GIVES  PAYING  RESULTS  FOR  POULTRY. 

Cheswick,    Pennsylvania, 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Sibs:— I  have  used  two  packages  of  "International 
Poultry  Food"  and  find  it  very  beneficial. 

ANGIE  MELLON. 


CURES  ROUP. 

Lees  Summit,    Missoijei. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gents:— When  I  commenced  using  "International 
Poultry  Food"  my  poultry  were  sick  with  the  roup  and 
several  had  died.  I  have  not  lost  one  since  I  began  to 
use  "International  Poultry  Food,"  but  all  of  my  fowls 
are  well.  "lnterna:llonal  Poultry  Food"  is  the  best 
and  cheapest  to  use  of  anything  I  ever  used  for  poultry, 
I  I  gladly  recommend  it  to  every  one.    N.  HERRlQTX. 


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1NTERNA1»10MAL  STOCK   BOOK. 


BLACK  SPANISH  FOWLS. 


No  breed  of  fowls 
can  lay  claim  to  such 
an  unbroken  lineage 
as  this  breed.  Two 
thousand  years  ago 
they  were  mentioned 
in  history.  They 
have  single  high 
combs,  are  very 
trim,  proud,  quick 
and  glossy  black. 
They  are  extraordi- 
nary layers  and  are 
called  non-sitting. 
The  hens  often  lay 
more  than  200  egga 
each  per  year.  They 
are  nervous  and  poor 
mothers.  They  lay 
a  large  white  egg. 
The  side  of  the  face 
is   white.    They   re- 


BLACK  SPANISH. 


^nire  generous  rations  of  meat  and  bone.  They  must 
be  carefully  protected  in  cold  and  damp  weather  and 
the  chicks  require  constant  attention. 

GAME  FOWLS. 

These  birds  are  as  old  as  the  oldest 
•written  history.    In  olden  times  they 
were  regarded  as  sacred  to  the  gods 
and  were  used  in  military  schools  as 
practical  illustrations    of    courage 
and  endurance  in  battle.    This  ele- 
gant bird  is  very  watchful,  without 
fear,  and  will  attack  an  enemy  (even 
a    dog)     with 
boldness    and 
will  fight  to  the 
death.    They 
are  very  hardy, 
good  foragers, 
and  the  hens 
lay  an  abund- 
ance of  good 
sized  eggs  of 
the  finest  fla- 
vor. The  breed- 
ing of  these 
fowls  for  cock- 
pits is  to  be 
very  much  re- 

BL ACK-BEEASTED  RED  GAME.  g  r  0 1 1  6  d,  and 

the  use  of  them  for  such  purposes  should  be  stopped,  as 
the  influence  is  brutally  degrading.  The  Creator  gave 
these  birds  their  courageous  qualities  as  a  defense 
against  enemies,  not  to  amuse  brutally  minded  men 
by  kUling  each  other. 

BROWN-BREAST  RED  GAME  FOWLS. 

These  birds  are  of  elegant  carriage.  They  are  not 
all  brown-breasted  and  often  present  some  other 
chadings.    Use  "International  Pheno-Chloro." 

GAME  BANTAM   FOWLS. 

Game  Bantams  are  often  not  larger  than  pigeons,  but 
they  are  inst  as  erect,  have  wonderful  courage,  and 
possess  brmiant  plumage.  The  principal  varieties  are 
the  Black  Cochin,  Feather  Legged,  Nankin,  Pekin, 
White,  Seabright  and  Japanese. 

EARL  DERBY  GAME   FOWLS. 

These  birds  are  beautiful,  stylish,  and  for  table  use 
the  flesh  is  unexcelled.  They  are  in  reality  the  Black- 
Breasted  Red  Game,  but  have  been  bred  in  England 
\7ith  great  care. 


"INTERNATIONAL  POULTRY  FOOB" 

IS  GUARANTEED 

By  $300,000  Cash  Capital. 


IT  SELLS  EVERY  DAY.  i 

.       .  ■„     ,  ^      ,,.  Thob,    IowA.    i 

International  Food  Co.,  MmQeapolls,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  :— Please  send  me  by  freight  five  dozen 
"International  Poultry  Pood."  Hurry  this  along  as 
I  am  entirely  out  and  have  calls  for  it  every  day.  It  is 
by  far  the  cheapest  to  use.    Yours  respectfully, 

CHAS.  B.  ATZEN. 

GRAND  RESULTS  FOR  POULTRY. 

Indiana,    Pennstlvania, 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Deab  SiES ;— Please  ship  me  four  dozen  "Interna- 
tional Poultry  Food."  Am  getting  quite  a  trade  on  itj 
and  every  one  who  has  bought  it  speaks  in  the  highest 
praise  of  the  grand  results.       S.  M.  McM  ASTER, 

General  Dealer. 


CURED  GENUINE  CHICKEN  CHOLERA. 

Hiawatha,    Kansas. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gents:— I  am  having  a  good  trade  on  your  goods, 
and  they  are  giving  excellent  satisfaction.  I  have 
cured  several  cases  of  genuine  chicken  cholera  with 
your  "International  Poultry  Food."  Please  ship  me 
five  dozen  at  once.      Respectfully,       J.  T.  RIDDLE. 

SURPRISING  RESULTS  FOR  POULTRY. 

Spring  Valley,    Minnesota. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen: — "International  Poultry  Food"  has 
given  the  most  splendid  results  of  any  poultry  prepara- 
tion we  have  ever  handled. 

LLOYD  &  SMITH,  Druggisti. 

ALWAYS  A  FAST  SELLER. 

Hendekson,   Miohigan. 
International  Food  Co.  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Deab  Sirs:— My  sales  on  "International  Poultry 
Food"  have  beeo  excellent,  I  will  soon  need  soma 
more.  Yours  truly,       P.  H.  PETERS. 


CHICKEN  CHOLERA  CONQUERED. 

Aurora,    Nebbabea. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gents: — My  chickens  were  dying  with  chicken 
cholera.  I  commenced  to  use  "International  Poultry 
Food,"  even  drenching  some  that  were  too  sick  to  eat, 
and  to  my  great  surprise  we  saved  every,  one.  i  can 
cheerfully  recommend  "International  Poultry  Food" 
to  all  poultry  raisers.  JOHN  BEAD. 


TWO  YEARS'  TEST  PROVES  MERITS. 

Paris,   Texas. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gents:— We  have  been  handling  "International 
Poultry  Food"  for  about  two  years,  and  it  gives  me 
pleasure  to  say  they  have  given  satisfaction  whenever 
given  a  fair  trial.  I  have  tested  it  and  found  it  all  that 
M  claimed  for  it.    Respectfully,    E.E.DICKINSON. 


CHICKEN  CHOLERA  BANISHED. 

Jamaica,  Iowa. 
Gents:— I  am  pleased  to  say   that  in  every  case 
"International  Poultry  Pood"  has  proved  to  be  as  you 
claimed.    It  has  cured  thousands  of  diseased  chickens 
in  this  locality.  A.  E.  THOBP. 


DOUBLED  THE  EGG  PRODUCTION. 

Clayton,   Ohio. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Sirs:— I  bought  a  package  of  "International  Poultry 
Feod"  of  my  dealer,  and  since  then  we  get  almom 
twice  as  many  eggs  as  before.  HENRY  FRICH. 


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WHITE  GEORGIAN  GAMES. 

These  birds  must  be  pure  white  and  have  been  care- 
fully bred  in  the  South  for  a  great  many  years.  They 
nave  great  courage  and  intelligence  and  are  truly  a 
beautiful  and  attractive  fowl.  They  are  also  good 
fowls  for  farms,  being  good  layers  and  the  flesh  is  un^ 
equalled  for  table  use. 

DUCK  WINGED  GAME  FOWLS. 

The  graceful  form,  dig- 
nifled  carriage  and  bril- 
liantly colored  plumage 
cannot  be  appreciated 
unless  seen,  There  are 
also  several  varieties  of 
the  Duck  Winged  Game, 
differing  mostly  in  color- 
ing and  plumage. 

JAPANESE 
BANTAM 
FOWLS. 

These  birds  are  pure 
white,  with  long  flowing 
tails.  The  comb  is  long 
and  broad.  Thelegs  are 
short  and  yellow.  The 
hens  are  fan-tailed.  japaio:sb  bantam. 

SEABRIGHT 
BANTAM  FOWLS. 

The  two  varieties  are 
Golden  Penciled  and  Sil- 
ver Penciled,  the  only 
difference  being  in  color 
and  plumage.  The  cock 
Bhould  weigh  about  twen- 
ty ounces,  the  hen  sixteen. 
The  Silver  Bantam  is  sil- 
ver white  color  and  jot 
black  penciling.  The 
Golden  is  identical,  except 
the  solid  color  of  plumage 

BIIiVEB  8BABBIOBT  BANTAM,  is  golden. 

DOMINIQUE  FOWLS. 

This  old-fashioned 
American  breed  is 
acknowledged  to  be 
one  of  the  hardiest, 
best  and  most  beau- 
tiful of  all  domestic 
fowls.  For  the  barn- 
yard, when  both  eggs 
and  chickens  are 
desired,  the  breed 
(if  pure)  is  one  of 
the  most  valuable  of 
all  known  breeds. 
They  weigh  from  six 
to  eight  pounds,  are 
excellent  layers,  ex- 
traordinary mothers 
and  good  for  table 
use.  The  color  is 
light  steel  gray,  with 
each  feather  striped 
with  a  darker  gray.  ameeican  Dominique. 

The  cock  is  a  very  showy  bird.  Some  cocks  have  single 
and  some  double  combs.  More  attention  should  be 
^vea  to  this  excellent  breed. 


"INTERNATIONAL  POULTRY  FOOD" 

TESTIMONIALS  ARE  GENUINE. 

WE  WILL  PAY  YOU  $1000  IF  THEY  ARE  NOT. 

INSURES  PREMIUMS  ON  FOWLS. 

RusHviLLE,    Illinois* 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  M  nn. 

Deab  Sies:— I  received  first  and  second  premiums 
on  all  my  fowls  in  their  class.  Have  used  "Interna- 
tional Poultry  Food"  six  months  and  like  it  first-rate. 
I  have  used  other  kinds  but  find  yours  much  the  best. 
It  keeps  the  hens  healthy  and  the  plumage  in  good  eon> 
dition.  Eespectfully  yours,    WALTER  FOOTE. 

SAVES  LITTLE  CHICKS. 

Lincoln,    Nebbaska. 
Intematirtnal  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemek:— I  have  a  flock  of  about  seventy-five 
chickens.  I  noticed  they  were  affected  with  roup,  a 
very  contagious  disease.  I  at  once  purchased  soma 
"International  Poultry  Food"  and  fed  according  to 
directions  and  after  using  the  second  box  my  hens  are 
as  healthy  as  any  chickens  in  the  state.  For  little 
chicks  there  is  nothing  as  good  as  "International  Poul* 
try  Food."  Every  poultry  raiser  ought  to  know  that 
it  is  very  cheap  to  use  and  has  exi  raordinary  merits. 
FRANK  M.  SEACEUST,  1817  M.  St. 

SAVED  DYING  FOWLS. 

Madeid,    Nebbaska. 
International  Food  Co..  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gents  :-^I  am  breeding  and  raising  S.  S.  Hambnrg 
fowls  and  I  find  "International  Poultry  Food"  very 
good,  indeed,  as  to  keeping  them  laying  and  free  from 
all  diseases  with  less  than  one-half  the  care  it  would 
take  without  It.  Yours,  etc. 

C.  S.  MONTGOMERY,  Breeder  of  S.  S.  Hamburga. 

GIVING  EXCELLENT  SATISFACTION. 

New  Whatcom,   Washington, 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  :— Please  ship  at  once  six  dozen"  'ntema* 
tional  Poultry  Food."  It  is  giving  excai' ant  atisfao* 
tion.  D.  E.  CHAMf  LJtIN  &  00. 

WONDERFUL  EGG  PRODUCER. 

Deteoit,   Minnesota. 
International  Food  Co. ,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gents :-I  have  tried  several  kinds  of  Poultry  Food, 
but  received  very  little  benefit  from  them.  When  I 
received  "International  Poultry  Food"  I  was  only 
getting  six  to  ten  eggs  per  day.  After  feeding  one 
35-cent  pacta^B  my  hens  were  laying  30  to  34  eggs  per 
day,  and  several  that  were  moulting  had  gone  to  lay- 
in?.  It  works  like  magic.  Their  combs  are  red  and 
the  fowls  ^e  improved  in  appearanco.  I  am  feeding 
it  to  younfl? chickens  with  the  best  results.  I  keep  from 
160  to  200  fancy  poultry  on  hand  all  the  time. 

G.  F.NEWTON. 

13D0  EGGS  FROM  25  HENS  IN  60  DAYS. 

^  _  Ottumwa,    Iowa. 

I,  Ira  C.  Eldridge,  first  being  duly  sworn,  do  hereby 
state  that  on  the  4th  day  of  September  I  was  feeding 
my  hens  "International  Poultry  Food"  and  continued 
to  feed  them  the  food  from  that  time  to  November  12, 
and  my  25  hens  laid  1500  eggs.  IRA  C.  ELDRIT)GE. 
State  of  Iowa,  Wapello  County, 

Subscribed  and  sworn  to  by  Ira  C.  Eldridge,  before 
i_e  and  in  my  presence.    L.  B.  SCOTT,  Notary  Public. 


POULTRY  REQUIRES  LESS  CARE. 

Oak  Park  Farm,  St.  Paul,  Minnesota. 
Inte"      Uonal  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gbk  'St— 'International  Poultry  Food"  saved  us  a 
great  many  chickens  during  the  wet  weather.  Roup 
broke  out  in  our  flock  of  225  and  many  of  the  birds 
were  very  sick,  but  "International  Poultry  Food" 
cured  them.  I  never  wish  to  be  without  your  valuable 
remedies.       W.  E.  HENDRICK,  Live  Stock  Breeder. 


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THE  COMMON  TURKEY. 


COMMON  TUBKBT. 

This  bird  is  white  and  black.  They  are  of.  medium 
■Ize  and  not  bo  much  inclined  to  roam.  They  are  hardy 
and  mature  early  and  weigh  from  ten  to  fifteen  pounds. 
They  are  probably  the  most  profitable  for  farmers  to 
taiee. 

NARRAGANSETT  TURKEY. 

This  bird  is  a  mixture  of  black  and  steel  gray  and 
has  about  the  same  characteristics  as  the  common 
turkey  ,aB  has  also  the  Black  Turkey,  Slate  Turkey,  White 
Turkey  and  Buff  Turkey,  which  bear  their  names  on 
account  of  coloring  and  plumage. 

THE  ENGLISH  TURKEY. 

This  bird  is  simply  a  variety  of  our  common  turkey, 
ttltboQgh  careful  breeding  has  increased  the  size. 

WHITE  HOLLAND  TURKEYS. 


WUITK  HOLLAND  TUEKEY. 

Ttif B  breed  of  turkeys  are  supposed  to  have  originated 
in  Germany.  They  are  pure  white  and  very  domestic 
which  makes  them  more  easily  handled  than  the  other 
breeds  which  have  roaming  habits.  The  white  turkeys 
are  very  handsome  and  very  hardy.  As  egg  producers 
they  equal  any  other  breed.  They  are  not  as  large  as 
the  Bronze  turkey  but  grow  to  good  size  and  are  easily 
fatten  on  account  of  their  quiet  habits. 


"INTERNATIONAL  POULTRY  FOOD" 

IS  GUARANTEED 
TO  CURE  CHICKEN  CHOLERA. 

REMARKABLE  OFFICIAL  ENDORSEMENT. 

Dallas,  Texas. 
To  the  Texas  State  Fair  and  Dallas  Exposition  Assoc, : 
We,  your  committee  selected  to  pass  upon  the  merits 
of  "International  Poultry  Pood"  exhibited  by  Inter- 
national Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  beg  to  report 
that,  after  a  careful  examination  and  a  use  of  the  food 
on  our  poultry  while  on  the  fair  grounds,  we  find  it  to 
be  a  meritorious  article  and  well  worthy  of  >  he  atten- 
tion and  use  of  the  poultry  men  of  the  State.  So  far  as 
our  nee  of  it  has  shown,  we  believe  it  to  be  both  a  cure 
and  a  preventive  of  disease  to  poultry. 

H.  B.  SAVAGE, 
President  Texas  State  Poultry  Association. 
R,  A.  COEBETT, 
Vice-President  Texas  State  Poultry  Association. 
C.  THOMAS, 
Aest.  Supt.  Poultry  Dept.  Texas  State  Fair. 


Dallas,    Texas. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

I  hereby  enclose  you  the  above  and  believe  that 
"International  Poultry  Food"  wUl  do  all  that  is  claimed 
for  it,  as  I  have  been  watching  the  effect  on  the  fowls 
on  exhibition.  CHAS.  H.  GUILD, 

Supt.  Poultry  Dept.  Texas  State  Fair. 


ONE  YEAR  LATER. 

Dallas,   Texas. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  :— We  take  great  pleasure  in  recommend- 
ing "International  Stock  Food"  and  "International 
Poultry  pood,"  as  we  have  used  both,  and  having  paid 
personal  attention  to  their  merits,  we  have  obtained 
very  satisfactory  results ;  in  fact,  are  better  pleased 
with  your  preparations  than  any  we  have  ever  tried. 
Our  experience  and  experiments  with  "International 
Poultry  Food"  at  Texas  State  Fair  for  the  past  two 
years  have  given  the  best  of  results,  and  we  noticed 
that  the  fowls  have  all  improved  during  confinement  at 
the  fair,  which  ia  contrary  to  the  usual  results,  and  we 
think  that  the  judicious  use  of  "International  Poultry 
Food"  caused  this  change.  Our  own  personal  observa- 
tion is  that  the  egg  production  has  been  increased  by 
the  continued  use  of  "International  Poultry  Pood." 
We  cheerfully  advise  all  raisers  of  live  stock  or  poultry 
to  give  "International  Stock  Food"  or  "International 
Poultry  Food"  a  thorough  trial. 

CHAS.  W.  GUILD, 
Supt.  Poultry  Dept.  Texas  State  Fair. 

THE  BEST  CHICKEN  CHOLERA  REMEDY. 
Hilliaeds,   Ohio. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen:— "International  Poultry  Food"  is  ono 
of  the  best  and  most  satisfactory  remedies  for  chickea 
cholera  that  I  have  ever  sold.  Yours  truly, 

JOHN  SCOTT. 


CHICKENS  MUST  HAVE  IT. 

Mazeppa,    Minnesota. 
International  Food  Co..  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Deab  SiES :— Send  me  at  once  three  dozen  "Interna- 
tional Poultry  Food."  lam  having  a  good  trade  on 
your  remedy.  J.  W.  KINGSLEY. 

FULFILLS  ALL  CLAIMS. 

Abcada,    LotrisiANA. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Dear  Sirs:— Your  "International  Poultry  Food" 
is  all  you  claim  for  it.    Will  need  more  soon. 

Respectfully,  J.  W.  BRICE. 


SATISFIED  IT  IS  THE  BEST. 


Ohio. 


CUMMINSVILLB, 

International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Dear  Sirs  :— I  have  tried  one  box  of  "International 
Poultry  Food' '  and  I  am  well  satisfied  with  and  take 
pleaeare  in  recommending  it.  H.  M.  KRONER. 


INTERNATIONAL   STOCK   BOOK. 


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THE  BRONZED  BLACK  TURKEY. 

Onr  turkeys  have  been  domesticated  for  over  300 
years,  but  they  will  not  endure  close  confinement. 
They  still  retain  some  of  their  wild  habits.  They  are 
natives  of  America.  The  Bronzed  Black  variety  are 
produced  by  a  cross  of  the  wild  turkey  upon  the  com- 
mon turkey  hen.  The  birds  are  very  large,  the  male 
often  weighing  from  forty  to  fifty  pounds,  and  the  hen 
from  fifteen  to  twenty-five.  They  are  hardy  and  are 
very  beautiful.  The  ear  lobes,  face  and  jaws  are  a 
deep  red  in  color.  The  breast,  back  and  neck  are  black 
ehaded  to  bronze-  The  remainder  of  the  plumage  is  a 
beautiful  combination  of  black,  white,  green  and 
bronze. 

THE  OCELLATED  TURKEY. 

This  is  a  very  elegant  bird  and  a  native  of  Central 
America.  They  are  probably  too  tender  fornothern 
countries.  The  general  color  is  bronzed-green,  penciled 
with  gold-bronze  or  jet  black.  On  lower  part  of  back 
the  color  is  blue  and  red. 

GEESE. 

The  goose  is  mentioned  in  history  some  four  or  five 
hondred  years  B.  C.  At  one  time  they  were  considered 
sacred  to  some  of  the  gods  of  the  ancient  times. 

TOULOUSE  GEESE. 


TOULOUSE  GOOSE. 

This  variety  is  of  very  fine  appearance  and  ranks 
close  to  the  Emben.  Some  prefer  it  to  aU  other  varie- 
ties. They  are  light  gray  in  color  with  some  dark  gray 
ehadings. 

EGYPTIAN  GEESE. 

This  variety  has  a  fine  carriage  and  a  beautiful  light- 
gray  plumage.  It  has  a  red  ring  around  the  neck  and 
the  wing  feathers  are  part  black  and  part  white.  The 
tail  is  black.  It  is  a  small  bird  weighing  about  eight 
or  ten  pounds.    Not  bred  much  in  the  United  States. 

THE  CANADIAN  OR  WILD  AMERICAN 
GOOSE. 

This  bird  is  well-known  as  breeding  in  the  north  and 
going  south  in  winter.  It  often  becomes  thoroughly 
domesticated  when  hatched  in  confinement. 

THE  AFRICAN  GOOSE. 

These  birds  are  very  large  and  upright  in  carriage, 
carrying  the  head  high  and  level  in  walking.  It  is  rare 
in  this  country. 


"INTERNATIONAL  POULTRY  FOOD " 

IS  GUARANTEED 

To  Prevent  Chicken   Choleras 


CHICKEN  RAISERS  DEMAND  IT, 

Denver,    Arkansas. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

DearSirs:— I  am  selling  a  large  amount  of  "Inter- 
national Poultry  Food"  and  am  getting  It  well  intro* 
duced.    Hope  to  have  a  large  trade  in  the  future. 

Respectfully,  CHARLES  SCOTT,  M.  D. 


SPLENDID  RESULTS  FOR    POULTRY, 

Butternut,    Wisconsin. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  :— Ship  me  at  once  three  dozen  "Interna* 
tlonal  Poultry  Food."  It  is  a  good  seller  and  gives 
splendid  satisfaction.  Respectfully, 

JOHN  J.  HAYo 


A  BIG  POULTRY  FOOD  TRADE. 

Lehigh,    Indian  Teeritobt. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen: — Please  ship  me  six  dozen  "Intama» 
tional  Poultry  Food."    It  is  giving  entire  satisfaction. 
I  am  working  up  a  big  trade  on  same. 
Bespectfully  yours,         J.  F.  EDDY,  General  Dealer. 

CANNOT  RAISE  POULTRY  WITHOUT  IT. 

Battle  Cheek,    Nebraska. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Dear  Sirs:— I  have  used  "International  Poultry 
Pood"  for  the  past  ^ear  and  I  must  say,  if  it  is  fed 
according  to  directions  it  is  just  what  it  is  recom- 
mended to  be.    I  cannot  do  without  it.  

Yours  respectf uUy,        MRS.  P.  H.  INGOLDSBY. 

GOOD  FOR  HEALTH  OR  EGGS. 

Sherman,   Texas. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen:— I  have  been  handling  and  using 
"International  Poultry  Food"  for  nearly  a  year,  and 
find  it  the  best  medicine  for  fowls  I  have  ever  seen  for 
both  health    and  eggs.      My  customers  say  there  is 

nothing  to  equal  it  for  the  production  of  eggs. 

Yours  truly,  W.  W.  TURLEY. 

PAYS  CHICKEN  RAISERS. 

'  Oswego,    New  York. 

International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Dear  Sirs:— Please  send  us  200  pounds  of  "Interna- 
tional Poultry  Food."  Our  customers  are  very  well 
pleaded  with  your  Food. 

E,  DOOLITTLE,  Propr.  Empire  Mill8. 


SATISFIES  CHICKEN  RAISERS. 

Berne,    Indiana. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Dear   Sirs: — Please  send   mo   at   once    six   dozen 
'International  Poultry  Food"  as  we  are  entirely  out. 
The  Food  gives  satisfaction,  as  our  sales  prove. 

S.  A.  SPRUNGER  &  CO.,  Dealer/?. 


A  GREAT  POULTRY  FOOD. 

Opdtke,   Illinois. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Dear  Sirs:—!  have  been  using  "International 
Poultry  Food"  and  believe  that  it  ia  the  best  that  is 
made.  J.  B.  EIGGS. 

GOOD  EGG  RESULTS. 

Cincinnati,   Ohio. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Dear  Sirs:— I  have  tried  "International  Poultry 
Food"  and  am  greatly  pleased  to  say  that  it  has  done  a 
great  deal  of  good  in  the  line  of  eggs,  as  well  as  cured 
some  sick  chickens.  GEO.  TAUS . 


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li^tfeRNAtlbNAL   STOCK   BOOK. 


EMBDEN  OR  BREMEN  GEESE. 


S.KBDEN  GOOSE. 

This  is  the  most  valuable  variety  for  the  average 
poultry  raiser.  They  are  pure  white,  have  a  strong 
neck  and  heavy  body.  They  weigh  when  matured  from 
thirty  to  sixty  pounds.    They  are  early  layers. 

HONG  KONG  GEESE. 

This  bird  is  of  a  gray  color  and  large  in  size.  They 
are  prolific  in  eggs  and  the  flesh  is  of  excellent  quality. 

WHITE  CHINESE  GEESE. 

They  are  pnee  white,  with  the  bill  and  part  of  the  head 
orange  colored.  They  have  a  very  graceful  carriage 
either  on  land  or  in  water,  and  are  much  admired  on 
account  of  resemblance  to  the  swan.  They  are  good 
layers,  hardy  and  very  prolific. 

THE  CAYUGA  BLACK  DUCK. 

This  American  variety  is  strictly  a  water  duck.  They 
remain  in  the  water  nearly  all  the  time  and  are  very 
clumsy  on  the  land.  They  are  black  with  white  around 
the  neck.  They  are  good  layers.  The  birds  are  hardy. . 
The  flesh  is  fine  flavored.  They  weigh  from  six  to  eight 
pounds. 

THE  ROUEN  DUCK. 


BODEN  DUCK. 


The  French  variety  is  the  largest  and  most  quiet 
breed.  When  fattened  they  weigh  about  ten  pounds. 
They  are  good  layers  and  the  flesh  ia  superior  for  table 
ose.   The  color  ia  gray 


"INTERNATIONAL  POULTRY  FOOD " 

IS  GUARANTEED 

The  Cheapest  You  Can  Use. 

TESTED  ON  1000  FOWLS. 

Lansingbttrg,   New  Yobs. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Deab  Sibs:— Having  tested  your  "International 
Poaltry  Food"  I  can  safely  say  it  is  one  of  the  finest 
preparations  of  its  kind  on  the  market  today.  I  never 
put  much  stock  in  patent  food  for  poultry  before  usingr 
your  preparation.  Now,  I  am  convinced  it  will  pay 
poultry  raisers  hundreds  per  cent  by  a  judicious  use  of 
the  "International  Poultry  Food."  For  preventing 
and  curing  disease  in  poultry  it  is  the  best  thing  I  ever 
used,  and  as  an  egg  producer  I  can  speak  equally  well 
of  it.  We  have  generally  more  than  a  thousand  fowls 
at  our  poultry  farm,  and  in  making  a  general  use  ot 
your  food  we  find  it  can  run  at  less  cost  and  much  lesa 
care  than  without  it.  I,  for  one,  shall  never  be  without 
your  goods  as  long  as  they  are  on  the  market. 

Yours  truly,  CHAELES  KESSLEB, 

Breeder  of  Plymouth  Kocks  and  Brahmas. 

CHICKENS  MUST  HAVE  IT. 

St.  Meinead,   Indiana. 
International  Foed  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Sirs:— Please  send  me  at  once  four  dozen  "Interna* 
tional  Poultry  Food."  Send  by^Srst  freight  as  1  am 
nearly  out  and  it  is  selling  fast.  It  is  giving  entire 
satisfaction.    Yours  respectfully,       JOS.  FISCHEB. 

MY  CUSTOMERS  MUST  HAVE  IT. 

Maelin,    Mississippi, 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Dear  Sirs:— Please  send  me  another  shipment  of 
"International  Poultry  Food,"  I  am  out  of  it  and 
some  of  my  customers  say  they  cannot  get  along  with- 
out it.  Very  respectfully,  E.  D,  BARKON. 

GREATEST  SELLER  ON  EARTH. 

Merritts    Kentuckt. 
International  Food  Co,.  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gents:— I  have  tried  your  "International  Poultry 
Food"  and  find  it  the  best  on  market.  You  cannot 
recommend  it  too  high.  I  also  keep  it  for  sale  and  ifi 
is  the  greatest  seller  on  earth.  People  come  miles  for 
it  and  I  advise  all  dealers  to  handle  it.  They  will  find 
it  a  good  seller. 

Yours  truly,  B.  F.  DeVAEY,  Gen.  Mdsa. 

IT  MAKES  EXTRA  MONET. 

Beuning,   Nebraska. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  :— I  have  used  your  "International  Poul" 
try  Food"  and  find  it  as  represented.  I  can  highly 
recommend  it  to  all  who  raise  poultry. 

Very  truly  yours,  JOHN  H.  WHITAKER. 

MAKES  CHICKENS  GROW. 

Daykin,    Nebraska. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  : — We  purchased  a  box  of  "International 
Poultry  Pood"  for  our  chickens  and  they  grew  faster 
than  any  chickens  we  ever  saw.  We  did  not  have  a 
sick  chicken  all  summer  while  our  ueighbors  who  did 
not  use  it  lost  nearly  all  of  their  flock  with  cholera 
and  other  diseases.       Respectfully, 

GEO.  BEE  SPRAQGINS. 


CURED  CHICKEN  CHOLERA. 

Orleans    Roads,    W.  Virginia. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Dear  Sirs:— I  purchased  a  box  of  "International 
Poultry  Food"  and  find  it  just  what  it  was  represented 
to  be.  I  had  lost  seven  chickens  in  two  days  with 
cholera  when  my  merchant  asked  me  to  try  a  box  of 
"International  Poultry  Food"  and  see  what  it  would 
do.    I  tried  it  and  have  lost  no  chickens  since. 

Yours  truly  EDWIN  S.  SHIELDS. 


lIsrtERNATIONAL   sfoCit   ^661^. 


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THE  AYLESBURY  DUCK. 

This  English  breed  is  considered  by  many  as  the  best 
variety  of  ducks  known.  They  are  white  and  grand  layers. 

THE  COMMON  WHITE  DUCK. 

This  variety  is  now  seldom  bred  and  very  raitly 
found  pure.  They  are  too  smalt,  and  the  larger  and 
better  varieties  have  crowded  them  out. 

THE  MUSCOVY  DUCK. 

They  are  fine  looking  and  large.  Color  is  bluish 
black.  They  are  cot  considered  good  layers  and  are 
not  very  hardy. 

THE  CALL  DUCK. 

There  are  two  varieties,  the  gray  and  white.  They 
are  small  and  attractive  if  allowed  to  wander  about 
ornamental  grounds. 

THE  BLACK  EAST  INDIA  DUCK. 

They  are  jet  black  and  a  very  beautiful  breed.  They 
are  small,  average  hardy,  but  not  very  profitable  to 
raise- 

MAMMOTH  PEKIN  DUCK. 


MAMMOTH   PEKIN  DUCK. 

This  breed  of  ducks  came  fl-om  China  but  they  have 
been  greatly  improved  by  American  breeders.  They 
are  very  large  and  pure  white.  At  three  months  of  age 
the/  often  weigh  five  pounds  and  are  in  full  feathers. 
They  are  very  hardy  and  usually  weigh  from  eight  to 
twelve  ponnds  at  maturity.  Their  legs  and  bills  are 
bright  yellow,  and  they  are  good  foragers.  They  will 
thrive  without  a  swimming  pond  if  they  have  plenty  of 
■WJiter  to  drink,  but  they  ought  to  be  provided  with  a 
good  swimming  pond. 

THE  CAROLINA  DUCK. 

This  variety  has  elegant,  brilliant  plumage  and  is 
very  beautiful.  It  has  a  plumage  of  feathers  falling 
back  from  the  head.  If  handled  gently  they  will  soon 
become  great  pets  and  enjoy  being  handled.  There 
are  some  other  varieties  of  ducks,  such  as  the  Mandrian 
Dock,  White  and  Black  Polands,  Crested  Duck,  etc. 

PEAFOWLS. 

This  bird  is  bred  for  its  magnificent  plumage  and  the 
value  of  its  splendid  tail  feathers.  It  la  a  hardy 
lowl,  although  not  generally  bo  considered.  They  can- 
bot  be  confined. 


INTERNATIONAL  POULTRY  FOOD" 

IS  GUARANTEED 

To  Give  The  Best  ResultSi 


BEST  I  EVER  USED. 

Spaetanbtteg,    Il!n>IANA. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Dear  Sihs:— I  have  used  your  "International  Poultty 
Food' '  and  can  say  that  I  obtained  better  results  from 
its  use  than  any  I  ever  used  before. 

Yours  truly,  GEO.  MILLER. 


PREVENTS  DISEASE. 

FOENEY,     TEXA3. 

International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gents: — I  have  used  "International  Poultry  Food" 
and  my  chickens  have  done  well.  None  of  them  have 
been  sick  since  I  began  using  it.       Yours  truly, 

JOHN  W.  GANSE,  Merchant, 


JUST  RIGHT  FOR  CHICKENS. 

FoENEY,    Texas. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen: — I  have  used   "Internal ional   Poultry 
Food"  and  it  is  all  right.    Yours  respectfully, 

J.  C.  DOUGLASS,  Merchant. 


SHE  MUST  HAVE  IT. 

EiESEL,   Texas. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen: — My  wife  has  been  using  your  "Inter- 
national  Poultry  Food"  for  about  two  years  audit 
always  has  helped  the  chickens.  She  thinks  she  can't 
do  without  it.    I  am,  Yours  very  truly, 

JOHNf  FENSE. 


CURED  CHICKEN  CHOLERA. 

Shannon,    Illinois. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Deae  Sies — "International  Poultry  Food"  cured  my 
chickens  of  cholera  and  prepared  them  for  market  in  a 
much  shorter  time.      Truly  yours,        ALLIE  BAEB. 


BETTER  THAN  OTHERS. 

New  Oeleans,    Louisiana. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn, 

Gentlemen:— I  find  "International  Poultry  Food" 
excellent.    Better  than  any  I  have  ever  used. 

Yours,  etc.,  PHILLIP  ZOLLINGER. 

No.  2429  Second  St. 


ALWAYS  FEED  IT. 

Alma,   Nebbaska. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen: — I  can  recommend  "International 
Poultry  Food"  for  chickens  and  am  never  without  it  on 
my  farm.    Very  respectfully,    MRS.  GEO.  KETZEL. 


CURED  HIS  CHICKENS. 

Smotheesville,    Illinois. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

SiES:— My  young  chickens  had  something  like  cholera 
ajdwere  dying.  I  got  a  box  of  "International  Poul- 
try Food"  and  have  not  had  any  die  since.  I  cannot 
praise  your  Food  enough  and  expect  to  use  it  as  long: 
as  I  keep  chickens.  Respectfully, 

BELLE  MADDOX. 


STOPS   THE    CHOLERA. 

Jansen,    Nebbaska. 
International  Food  Co  ,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gents  :— I  desire  to  say  to  all  who  keep  or  raise  poul- 
try that  I  have  used  "International  Poultry  Food" 
anil  found  it  to  be  an  excellent  article,  it  will  otop 
cLicken  cholera  in  short  order  and  as  an  egg  producer 
it  has  no  equal.       Kindly  yours.    JACOB  BABTEL. 


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PHEASANTS. 

These  birds  are  not  natives  of  the  United  States. 
Some  varieties  breed  in  confinement,  but  never  become 
fully  domesticated.  They  are  the  ring  necked,  the  ash- 
colored,  the  white  and  the  parti-colored.  The  Silver 
Pheasant  is  a  bird  of  great  beauty.  It  is  silver-whito 
in  color  with  black  pencilings  on  the  feathers.  The 
Golden  Pheasant  is  also  a  bird  of  beautiful  appear- 
ance. The  head  has  a  golden  yellow  crest ;  wings  are 
dull  blue ;  tail  long  and  brown.  The  under  part  of  the 
mala  is  red;  the  neok  is  covered  with  bright  yellow 
feathers.  They  roost  high  and  like  to  wander.although 
they  bear  close  confinement  fairly  well. 

THE  SWAN. 

This  very  ornamental  bird  has  been  long  known 
to  history.  It  is  not  useful,  but  makes  a  very  graceful 
appearance  on  small  lakes.  The  common  variety  has 
a  very  long,  graceful  neck,  and  is  pure  white.  There  is 
also  the  Black  Swan  and  the  black-necked  Chili  Swan. 
The  latter  has  a  jot  black  neck  and  head  and  balance 
of  body  being  pure  white. 

GUINEA  FOWLS. 

There  are  two  varieties,  the  White  and  Pearl.  They 
are  natives  of  Africa.  On  account  of  their  shrill  voice 
they  are  supposed  to  be  a  protection  to  other  fowls 
from  hawks.  They  are  very  watchful  and  give  instant 
alarm.    They  must  be  allowed  to  run. 


POULTRY  DISEASES. 


Poultry  are  subject  to  but  few  diseases,  but  should 
receive  careful  attention  when  not  in  good  health  in 
order  to  prevent  serious  results. 

CATARRH  OR  COLD. 

This  is  caused  by  damp  quarters.  Eemove  to  a  dry 
warm  pen  and  feed  "International  Poultry  Food." 

ROUP. 

When  fowls  have  this  disease  they  should  be  separ- 
ated and  removed  some  distance  from  remainder  of 
flock  or  they  should  be  kiUed  and  burned  at  once.  It 
is  a  very  fatal  disease  and  demands  prompt  action. 

The  Crst  symptoms  are  similar  to  a  severe  catarrh 
■with  the  discharge  thick  and  of  offensive  odor.  The 
eyelids  swell  and  a  froth  can  be  seen  in  corner  of  eyes. 
The  fowls  lose  strength  very  rapidly.  No  remedy  is  a 
sure  cure  for  the  disease  and  many  times  the  fowls  will 
die  in  spite  of  all  efforts  to  cure.  Probably  the  best 
thing  to  do  is  to  put  the  fowls  in  dry,  warm  quarters 
and  give  them  soft  food  mixed  with  throe  times  the 
usual  quantityof  "International  Poultry  Food."  Some 
authorities  recommend  a  teaspoonful  of  castor  oil  as 
soon  as  thedisease  is  noticed,  in  connection  with  above 
treatment.  If  fowls  do  not  change  for  the  better  in  a 
short  time  it  will  be  far  bettor  to  kill  and  burn  them 
at  once,  as  the  sick  fowls  are  a  danger  to  your  flock, 

APOPLEXY. 

This  is  generally  caused  by  over  feeding  and  close 
confinement.  There  is  no  cure,  as  the  bird  drops  dead 
without  showing  any  symptoms.  In  order  to  prevent  it, 
see  that  your  fowls  have  plenty  of  exercise  daily. 

VERTIGO. 

This  disease  is  generally  from  the  same  cause  as  apo- 
plexy. The  fowl  goes  around  in  a  circle  and  has 
poor  control  of  its  limbs.  Pouring  cold  water  on  the 
head  will  generally  give  relief.  Decrease  rations  and 
ase  "International  Poultry  Food." 


INTERNATIONAL  POULTRY  FOOD' 

....GUARANTEES.... 

100  Feeds  for  12  Fowls  for  25o. 


CURED  HIS  TURKEYS. 

CoATEsviLiiE,    Indiana, 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn, 

Gentlemen  :— This  winter  our  turkey  gobler  was 
taken  sick  with  the  cholera  and  would  not  eat  any- 
thing. We  got  a  box  of  "International  Poultry  Food" 
and  fed  him  and  in  about  a  week  he  was  well,  it  is  the 
best  Food  for  cholera  that  was  ever  made.  We  get 
more  eggs  since  we  have  been  using  it. 

Yours  truly,       DEASSO  PRUITT. 


A  3  YEAR'S  TEST. 

Alhambea,    Montana. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn, 

SiBs:— I  have  been  using  your  "  International  Poul- 
try Food"  for  three  years  and  can  safely  recommend 
it.  It  makes  hens  lay.  There  is  nothing  that  will  ex« 
eel  your  Poultry  Food.       Very  truly  yours, 

MRS.  M.  E.  ALEXANDER. 


CURES  CHICKEN  CHOLERA. 

Chkisney,    Indiana. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn, 

Gentlemen  :— I  have  used  your  "International  PohI* 
try  Food"  for  several  years  and  find  it  an  excellent 
remedy  for  cholera,  having  cured  several  fowls  of  that 
disease.    It  is  also  a  great  egg  producer. 

Respectfully,  D.  J.  SMITH,  EX.  P.  M. 


THE  BEST  RESULTS. 

Grand    Army,    NbbeaskA. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Dear  Sirs:— I    used   your    "International   Poultry 
Food"  last  winter  and  it  gave  the  very  best  results. 
Respectfully,  MRS.  N.  BECKER. 


MAKES  EXTRA  FINE  FOWLS. 

Fremont,    Nebeaska. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen: — I  am  now  and  have  been  for  soma 
time  feeding  "International  Poultry  Food"  to  my  flock 
of  Black  Manorca  and  I  am  open  for  competition 
against  any  flock  of  the  same  number  of  fowls  in  the 
state  of  Nebraska  or  any  other  state. 

Very  truly  yours,  D.  M.  ALLAN. 


THREE  TIMES  AS  MANY  EGGS. 

Formosa,    Kansas. 
International  Food  Co.,  MinneSpolis,  Minn. 

Dear  Sirs: — Some  time  ago,  as  an  experiment.  W9 
tried  a  package  of  "International  Poultry  Food"  for 
our  hens  and  by  the  third  day  the  egg  yield  was  nearly 
triple.  So  well  pleased  were  we  with  the  results  that 
we  have  been  using  it  ever  since. 

Very  truly,  A.  E.  COLEMAN. 


CURED  CHICKEN  CHOLERA. 

Brookfield,  Missouri. 
Sirs  : — I  have  been  using  your  "International  Poultry 
Food"  and  find  it  to  be  an  excellent  remedy  for 
chickens.  I  have  cured  several  cases  of  cholera  among 
both  large  and  small  chickens.  I  can  cheerfully 
recommend  it  to  anybody  in  need  of  a  good  poultry 
food.        Yours  respectfully,      MRS.  NORA  HARRIS. 


CURED  HIS  CHICKENS. 

Avon,    South    Dakota. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gents  :— My  chickens,  old  and  young,  were  dying  at 
the  rate  of  four  to  twelve  per  day.  After  feeding  "ln» 
temational  Poultry  Food"  a  few  days  the  death  rate 
among  my  chickens  ceased.  I  believe  '  'International 
Poultry  Food' '  to  ha  a  valuable  remedy. 

roars  truly,  JOHN  BRANDX. 


INTERNATIONAL  STOCK  BOOK. 


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IT   WILL   MAKE    YOUR    CHICKS    GROW    VERY   FAST. 


GAPES. 

This  ia  caused  by  a  small  parasite  worm  which  finds 
lodgment  in  the  wind-pi^o  and  generally  appears  in 
young  chicks.  The  treatment  most  satisfactory  is  to 
take  a  small  feather  and  dip  in  spirits  of  turpentine 
and  then  insert  it  into  the  wind-pipe.  Generally  two 
or  three  such  insertions  will  effect  a  cure.  "Interna- 
tional Poultry  Food"  will  strengthen  the  system  and 
will  in  this  way  be  found  a  valuable  aid. 

THE  POULTRY  LOUSE. 

This  pest  may  generally  be  destroyed  by  sprinkling 
breeders,  neste.  etc.,  with  "International  Pheno- 
Chloro."  The  "hen  spider"  is  much  more  diflScult  to 
destroy.  This  pest  will  disappear  only  after  the  most 
thorough  cleansing  of  pens,  roosts,  nests,  cracks,  crev- 
ices, etc.,  with  "International  Pheno-Cbloro."  Even 
with  this  treatment  it  is  sometimes  very  difficult  to  get 
rid  of  them,  because  of  a  little  carelessness  in  making 
the  application. 

PIP. 

This  is  a  formation  of  a  crust  on  top  of  the  tongue. 
Take  your  finger  or  knife  and  remove  the  crust  and 
wash  tongue  with  chloride  of  soda. 

CONSUMPTION. 

This  disease  rarely  appears  on  a  farm.  The  fowls 
cough  and  expel  matter.  It  is  the  result  of  close  con- 
finement in  damp  filthy  quarters.  Kill  the  fowls  at 
once  and  bum. 

CHICKEN  CHOLERA. 

■fflie  birds  have  a  drooping  appearance  and  staggers. 
They  have  an  unnatural  thirst.  There  is  generally 
diarrhoea  of  greenish  color.  This  is  a  very  contagious 
disease  and  demands  prompt  attention.  The  microbes 
will  remain  alive  for  many  years,  and  all  fowls  dying 
with  the  disease  should  be  burned  at  once.  It  is  dan- 
gerous to  neglect  this.    The  excrements  from  diseased 

fowls  is  full  of  miprobesi   Sooie  people  JUU  all  affected 


birds  at  once  and  they  consider  this  the  best  and' safest 
way  to  treat  the  disease.  If  the  diseaso  starts  in  your 
flock,  the  healthy  birds  should  be  separated  at  onco 
and  removed  to  a  new  pen  where  thero  has  never  been 
any  disease.  Remember  that  in  the  yards,  where  dis- 
ease has  appeared  you  will  bo  liable  to  have  the  disease 
again  as  the  germs  will  live  five  or  six  years.  The  only 
way  to  destroy  the  germs  is  by  a  thorough  application 
of  a  powerful  disinfectant  to  every  part  of  pens  and  it 
is  extremely  diHicult  to  destroy  all  germs.  The  safest 
way  is  never  to  use  a  house  or  yards  whore  the  cholera 
has  ever  commenced  in  a  flock.  Bettor  burn  such  pens 
and  yards  and  also  thoroughly  apply  disinfectants  to 
the  ground.  "International  Pheno-Chloro"  is  the  best 
and  cheapest  disinfectant  to  use.  Tho  special  cholera 
directions  which  are  given  in  circular  in  top  of  each 
box  of  "International  Poultry  Food"  gives  full  expla- 
nations in  regard  to  its  use,  and  also  gives  other  im- 
portant information  in  regard  to  this  very  serious  dis- 
ease. "International  Poultry  Food"  will  cure  the  dis- 
ease if  you  follow  the  directions  as  given  on  label  and 
also  special  directions  in  regard  to  using  "Interna- 
tional  Pbeno-Chloro"  as  a  disinfectant,  as  given  in 
circular  which  is  placed  in  top  of  each  box.  '^n 
cases  of  chicken  cholera  it  is  absolutely  necessary  that 
you  use  a  powerful  disinfectant  in  order  to  destroy  tho 
diseaso  germs  oven  if  you  change  pens.  "Intcrr  ctionr.I 
Pbeno-Chloro"  is  a  disinfectant  that  can  be  depended 
on  and  whoro  great  care  is  used  and  a  very  thorough 
application  to  every  part  of  grounds  and  pens  is  made 
once  per  day  until  the  cholera  is  eradicated,  the  old 
pens  will  be  safe  to  use.  In  removing  the  new  pens 
"International  Pbeno-Cbloro"  should  be  used  in  order 
to  destroy  any  germs  that  may  happen  to  be  carried 
there  by  the  fowls  or  in  the  cloihing  of  attendants,  etc. 
"International  Pbeno-Cbloro"  is  a  necessity  to  every 
poultry  raiser  because  it  is  always  safest  to  use  a  good 
disinfectant  from  time  to  time  in  order  to  prevent  dis- 
ease. "International  Pbeno-Cbloro"  is  very  cheap  to 
use  and  is  prepared  from  the  W'  powerful  disinfec- 
tants known  to  medical  scie4  \  it  is  sure  destruo- 
UOQ  to  all  disease  germs  if  praper  application  is  uade< 


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A  MODEL  POULTRY  HOUSE. 

The  illustration  herewith  gives  aa  end  view  of  what 
we  believe  to  be  truly  a  model  house.  It  is  very  conven- 
ient, easily  kept  clean,  and  by  the  separation  greatly 
promotes  the  health  of  the  fowls.  Each  pen  is  ten  feet 
long  and  eight  feet  wide  and  will  accommodate  30 
fowls.  The  highest  elevation  is  14  feet  and  the  lowest 
four  feet.  The  lowest  elevation  must  face  the  south 
and  the  roof  have  a  large  window  over  each  pen.  You 
can  make  the  building  as  long  as  you  need  to  house 
your  flock.  If  you  have  300  fowls  it  will  need  to  be  80 
feet  long.  Each  pen  is  divided  off  on  the  inside  by  wire 
netting.  The  hallway  on  the  right  should  be  three  or 
four  feet  wide  and  the  lowest  elevation  be  eight  feet. 
This  hallway  should  be  divided  by  light  board  parti- 
tion containing  doors  so  as  to  pass  from  one  to  the 
other,  and  the  nests  should  be  in  this  division.  Also  a 
light  wooden  partition  between  the  hallway  or  laying 
room  and  regular  pen.  This  should  be  eight  feet  high 
and  wire  netting  from  that  height  to  top  of  building. 
This  will  cause  the  laying  room  to  have  the  right 
amount  of  light.  Have  small  opening  from  pen  into 
laying  room,  this  can  be  cut  in  bottom  of  the  regular 
door.  At  the  left  have  another  small  opening  leading 
out  into  the  yard;  this  yard  can  be  as  large  as  you 
think  best,  say  from  25  to  40  feet.    It  will  be  better  to 


Disinfect  your  hen  house  with  "International  Pheno- 
Chloro."    85  gallons  ready  for  use  only  costs  60  cents. 

have  the  opening  cut  in  a  larger  door  so  that  a  large 
opening  can  be  made  in  each  pen  in  good  weather  in 
order  to  thoroughly  ventilate.  Have  several  ventila- 
tors along  apex  of  roof  as  indicated  in  the  cut.  This 
will  let  out  the  foul  air.  The  house  should  be  put  to- 
gether with  matched  boards  and  a  coat  of  paint  put  on 
at  once.  The  roosts  and  drooping  boards  can  be  put  in 
as  you  think  best.  In  order  to  avoid  the  extreme  heat 
ia  summer  it  will  be  well  to  cover  the  windows  on  the 
inside  with  cheap,  thick  shades,  and  in  this  way  you 
will  have  a  very  cool  place  for  your  fowls  on  a  hot  day. 
By  adopting  this  plan  every  30  fowls  would  have  an 
outside  yard  eight  feet  wide  and  forty  feet  long,  an 
inside  pen  eight  feet  wide  and  ten  feet  long  and  a  lay- 
ing room  eight  feet  by  four  feet.  Such  a  poultry  house 
well  made  would  last  you  a  life  time.    See  cut. 

IT  SELLS  EVERY  DAY. 

Thoe,   Iowa. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Gentlemen  : — Please  send  me  by  freight  five  dozen 
"International  Poultry  Food."  Hurry  this  along  as  I 
am  entirely  out  and  have  calls  for  it  every  day.  It  is 
by  far  the  cheapest  to  use.       Yours  respectfully, 

qgAS.  A.  ATZ6N, 


Your  Hens  Will  N«t  Lay  When  Covered  With  Lice. 


"International  Louse  Killer"  is  guaranteed  to  quickly 
kill  lice,  fleas,  etc.,  and  it  will  not  hurt  the  hens.  It  is 
a  dry  powder  and  put  up  in  a  regular  sifting  box  with 
tin  cover,  which  makes  it  very  easy  to  use.  The  box  is 
extra  large,  but  retails  for  25  cents  and  is  the  pheapest 
and  most  reliable.  Sold  by  dealers  on  a  positive  guar- 
antee to  refund  your  money  in  any  case  of  failure. 
Refuse  imitations  and  inferior  substitutes.  If  your 
dealer  does  not  have  it,  he  will  order  for  you. 

Rat  and  Water  Proof  Feeding^  Hopper 

Place  a  post  in  the  ground  so  that  it  will  extend 
above  the  surface  some  15  or  18  inches.  Make  a  plat- 
form large  enough  to  contain  a  feeding  hopper  12  inches 
square  or  larger  if  you  think  best,  and  at  the  same  time 
leave  plenty  of  room  on  the  four  sides  so  that  the  fowls 
will  have  space  to  move  about  easily.  This  platform 
must  be  tiimed  on  one  side  and  then  nailed  on  to  the 
post  tin  side  down.    Make  the  hopper  12  to  16  inches 


high  and  leave  room  enough  between  the  upright  slats 
I  on  the  sides  so  that  the  fowls  can  freely  pass  their 
heads  back  and  forth  as  they  naturally  would  in  eat- 
ing. Make  the  top  or  roof  so  that  it  will  lift  up  and  by 
■o  doing  the  hopper  can  be  easily  filled.  Have  the  roof 
project  six  inches  or  more  on  each  side.  This  will  keep 
the  grain  dry.  This  hopper  caa  be  made  very  cheaply 
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100  FEEDS  FOR  12  FOWLS   FOR   25   GENTS. 

By  far  the  cheapest  to  use. 

One  extra  egg  per  month  will  pay  the  cost  of  feeding. 

It  often  doubles  the  egg  production  of  average  hens. 

It  is  a  wonderful  egg  producer. 

It  has  a  remarkable  record  for  curing  or  preventing 

Chicken  Cholera. 
It  has  the  strongest  guarantee. 
Your  money  will  be  refunded  If  it  fails  for  any  use  and 

we  will  pay  you  $1000  cash  if  we  ever  refuse  to 

live  up  to  our  positive,  spot  cash  guarantee  which 

is  printed  on  every  label. 
It  is  backed  by  $1,000,000  cash  capital. 

IT  WILL  MAKE  YOUR  HENS  LAY  LOTS  OF  EGGS, 


POULTRY  POINTERS. 

Eoep  one  cock  for  ten  to  fifteen  hens. 

In  winter  ground  feed  should  be  fed  hot. 

Let  the  fowls  fast  a  few  hours  before  killings. 

Hens  lay  best  at  the  age  of  one  to  two  years. 

Always  give  fowls  plenty  of  fresh,  pure  water. 

Hens  over  two  years  of  age  make  the  best  sitters. 

Fowls  must  have  a  range  or  a  supply  of  green  food. 

Keep  house  and  roof  well  whitewashed  and  very 
olean. 

Chicks  hatched  in  March  or  April  are  best  winter 
layers. 

Have  a  portion  of  the  hen-house  partly  darkened 
for  nests. 

Fowls  need  a  variety  of  food  and  some  animal  food  is 
essential. 

Introduee  new  blood  into  the  flock  every  one  to  two 
years. 

Sitting  hens  must  have  a  daily  run  to  insure  them 
good  health. 

"International  Pheno-Chloro"  is  a  cheap  and  very 
superior  disinfectant  for  poultry. 

Avoid  in-and-in  breeding  and  use  none  but  vigorous, 
healthy  fowls. 

You  cannot  have  healthy  poultry  in  damp  houses  or 
If  you  crowd  them. 

No  food  is  so  good  for  young  chicks  or'  old  fowls  as 
xnUk  in  some  form. 

During  the  winter  the  fowls  must  have  a  diet  cf 
vegetable  and  animal  food. 

Indian  meal  and  potatoes  boiled  and  mashed  together 
ifi  a  very  desirable  food. 

Whole  grain  feed  may  be  soreenings  from  wheat,  rj-c, 
buckwheat  and  oats. 

Ordinarily  hens  and  fowls  should  be  fattened  at  the 
expiration  of  the  second  year. 

Well  managed  poultry  pays  100  to  150  per  cent  profit 
per  year  on  the  investment;  especially  if  you  use 
"International  Poultry  Food." 

Warm  washed  boiled  potatoes,  with  kitchen  scraps, 
msike  a  very  good  combination. 

To  raise  poultry  successfully  you  must  have  suitable 
buildings  and  give  your  fowls  good  attention. 

If  you  breed  crosses,  select  a  pure-bred  cock  for  your 
hens.    This  will  always  improve  your  fowls, 

I'heTe  is  no  danger  of  the  poultry  business  being 
overdone,  because  the  demand  is  rapidly  increasing. 

A  good  combination  food  for  your  hens  is  two-thirds 
vheat-bran  aod  one-third  corn  ia&^,  wet'np  with  milk. 


If  a  scratching  place  is  provided  where  you  can  bury 
com,  your,  fowls  will  receive  much  benefit  from  ths 
exercise. 

It  19  necessary  to  give  your  fowls  free  access  to  sharp 
gravel.  Small,  smooth  stones  are  not  a  successful 
substitute. 

Poultry  houses  must  be  dry  and  warm  in  winter  and 
well  lighted.  The  south  side  should  be  mostly  glass 
windows. 

"international  Poultry  Food"  wiU  cure  and  prevent 
disease.  It  is  absolutely  guaranteed  to  give  beneficial 
rosults.  Some  other  kinds  sell  for  2a  cents  per  box, 
but  they  only  contain  23  feeds.  Always  compare  num- 
ber of  feeds  to  the  box  cs  well  as  price  per  box.  Our 
25-cent  box  contains  100  feeds  for  12  fowls. 

Yards  fenced  with  common  four-foot  lath  and  covered 
with  cheap  tarred  twine  Dotting,  makes  the  best  and 
by  far  the  cheapest. 

Keep  your  poultry  houses  perfectly  clean,  well  white- 
washed, warm,  dry  and  well  lighted  and  see  how  much 
better  returns  you  secure. 

"International  Pheno-Chloro"  is  a  cheap  and  power, 
ful  di3infectant.    Every  poultry  raiser  should  use  it. 

"Internationa!  Poultry  Food"  will  greatly  increase 
the  production  of  eggs.  The  estra  supply  of  eggs  will 
pay  for  the  food  many  times  over, 

"IntematloncI  Poultry  Food"  will  cure  and  prevent 
disease  and  increase  the  production  of  eggs  or  your 
money  will  be  refunded  by  the  manufacturers. 

The  best  of  food  sometitacs  fails  to  induce  hens  to 
lay  as  they  should.  Use  "International  Poultry  Food" 
and  you  will  be  surprised  at  the  increase  of  eggs. 

The  egg  product  of  the  United  States  is  about 
1,000,000,000  dozen  per  year.  This  amount  at  twenty 
cents  per  dozen  would  be  $200,000,000.  Great  is  the 
American  hen. 

To  improve  the  flavor  of  fowls  see  that  they  eat  only 
grain  for  ten  to  fifteen  days  before  killing.  The  fiesh 
is  easily  flavored  by  impure  food  or  obnoxious  smelling 
food. 

August  and  September  are  the  worst  months  for 
chicken  cholera.  "International  Poultry  Food"  will 
cure  this  disease.  Our  25  cent  box  contains  100 
feeds  for  12  fowls,  and  is  guaranteed  to  cure  or  pre- 
vent chicken  cholera.    Price  refunded  if  it  ever  fails. 

If  you  have  chickens  which  do  not  grow  as  rapidly 
as  they  should,  give  them  "International  Poultry 
Peod,"  which  will  invigorate  the  systeia  and  give  very 
rapid  growtbi 


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GOARAHTEED  TO  GREATLY  INCREASE  YOUR  EGG  PRODUGTIOF 

INTERNATIONAL  POULTRY  FOOD 

A  Medicated  Poultry  Food  which  gives  the  most  remark- 
able results  ever  known  and  is  the  largest  seller.  It  prevents 
disease.  It  cures  Chicken  Cholera.  It  greatly  increases  the 
egg  production  and  it  makes  chickens  grow  very  rapidly. 


THE  WONDERFUL   .^#  vw  mmmuL  nuug^ 


EGG  Producer. 

The  great  increase  in  pro- 
duction of  eggs  has  given 
"  International  Poultry 
JFood"  a  wonderful  reputa- 
tion throughout  every  state. 
We  guarantee  that  it  can- 
not be  fed  to  hens  at  any 
time,  winter  or  eummer, 
without  showing  a  large  in- 
crease in  eggs.  You  do  not 
have  to  use  the  food  at  an 
eztra  expense  because  it 
will  make  you  more  money 
after  deducting  its  cost. 
One  extra  egg:  per  month, 
will  pay  tiie  entire  cost 
of  feedingr  it  and  often 
more  than  doubles  tke 
supply.  It  contains  no 
poisonous  or  injurious  in- 
gredients and  has  very 
superior  merits. 

at  Gives  St  Glossy 
Plumage. 

It  prevents  sickness,  pro- 
motes good  health,  causes 
young  chicks  to  grow  very 
rapidly,  invigorates  the  di- 
gestive organs,  supplies  ma- 
terial for  bone,  muscle  and 
feathers,  and  is  very  benefi- 
cial during  moulting  sea- 
son. It  invigorates  the  egg 
producing  organs  and  hens 
will  lay  more  and  longer. 

It  will  prepare  your  chick- 
ens for  the  market  more 
rapidly  than  any  other  prep- 
aration and  has  been  used 
for  years  by  prominent 
chicken  breeders. 


REIHARKABLE 
GUARANTEE 

Which  Is  Printed 
on  Every  Label. 

Buy,  pay  for  and  use  one 
25  cent  box  or  one  50  cent 
box  or  one  $1 .00  size  box 
of  "international  Poultry 
Food"  as  directed  and  if 
it  fails  to  fulfill  our  claims 
write  to  our  office  and  we 
will  refund  your  money. 
We  will  pay  any  one  $100 
in  cash  if  we  ever  refuse  to 
live  up  to  this  agreement. 

INTERNATIONAL 

FOOD  CO., 

Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Also  Cheapest 
to  Use. 

Our  25  cent  box  con> 
tains  100  feeds  for  12 
fowls.  Our  $1.00  size  box 
contains  400  feeds  for  1 2 
fowls.  You  cannot  afford 
to  pay  2B  cents  per  box 
for  some  other  kinds  that 
only  contain  25  feeds. 
100  feeds  for  25  cents 
Is  certainly  very  much 
cheaper  than  25  feeds  for 
25  cent*.  We  save  you 
75  feeds  over  other  kinds. 


Only  Costs  8  Gents  a  Month  to  Feed  it  to  12  Fowls 


BEST  IN  20  YEARS'  EXPERIENCE. 

Hutchinson,  Kansas. 
Gentlemen:— Your  "International  Poultry  Food" 
will  make  hens  lay  whether  they  want  to  or  not.  I 
have  been  a  breeder  of  fancy  chickens  and  broilers  for 
nearly  twenty  years.  Have  used  all  kinds  of  tonics 
and  Foods  but  "international  Poultry  Food"  is  the 
best  I  have  ever  used.  lam  now  getting  so  many  eggs 
from  my  hens  that  the  neiglibors  say,  "how  do  you  do 
it?"  I  tell  them  "International  Poultry  Food"  is  the 
cause.  1  have  got  some  of  them  to  try  it  by  giving 
them  a  fewfeeds.     Yours  truly,    WM.  B.  PQW^h, 


WONDERFUL  EGG  PRODUCER. 

Auburn,    Kentucky. 
International  Food  Co.,  Minneapolis.  Minn. 

SiES:— My  wife  tried  one  package  of  your  ''Interna- 
tional Poultry  Food"  which  she  purchased  in  an  ad- 
joining county  and  as  it  has  proven  such  a  wonderful 
egg  producer,  its  iiropertiee  should  be  generally  known 
in  this  section.  One  of  our  neighbors  was  induced  to 
try  it  on  recommendation  of  her  sister  in  Simpson 
County.    Both  were  delighted  with  it. 

YouTB  respectfully,    FAD.  A.  GILLUM, 

Business  Jdanager  Auburn  New9t 


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THESE  engravings  show  some  of  the  different  preparations 
manufactured  by  International  Food  Co.r  Minneapolis, 
Minn.,  U.  S.  A.  From  time  to  time  new  ones  are  put  on  the  market.  Your  money  will  be  promptly 
refunded  in  any  case  of  failure  because  every  article  we  have  is  sold  on  a  "spot  cash  guarantee"  to  fulfill 
every  claim  we  make  for  it.  This  is  the  strongest  guarantee  that  can  be  given  and  it  is  better  for  you 
than  a  million  testimonials  because  it  is  a  personal  agreement  that  you  will  obtain  satisfactory  results  or 
your  money  will  be  refunded.     This  guarantee  is  backed  by  our  paid  in  capital  of  $300,OOC.OO. 

INTERNATIONAL  FCX)D  CO.,  Minneapolis,  Minn.,U.  S.  A. 


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Hoer  Departirusnt pag:^    YO 

Sheep  Department. page    d4 


Yeierinary  Department page  1/80    I   Poultry  Department ^^page  1456 

Two  Largest  Hogn  in  the  World  — 1631  and  1430  lbs. —  pages  70  and  88.' 


^  «®-  INDEX  OF  CONTENTS  -m  k 

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Kssex  Hog 71 

Jersey  Ked 71 

Chester  White 71 

The  fjuffolk 71 

The  Taraworth 71 

The  Duroc 71 

The  Yorkshire 71 

Raising  Hogs 72 

Sensible  Swine  Breeders 73 

Prevention  of  Disease 72 

Summer  Fattening 74 

Brood  Sows 74 

Fall  Pigs ■ 74 

Stunted  Pigs 74 

Pusyamonia  in  Hogs 74 

The   L,atest  Hog   Cholera 

^  iscovery 75 

?Iog  Cholera  Germs 76 

Symptoms  of  Hog  Cholera....  77 

Swindlers 77 

Worms  in  Hogs 78 

Success  with  Hogs 78 

The  Best  Boar , 78 

Hog  Cholera  Cure 80 

Prevent  Hog  Ciioiera 82 

Gains  4  Lbs.  Per  Day 85 

Quickest  Pig  Grower 86 

To  Make  Winter  Pigs  Grow 91 

To  Fatten  Hogs  Quickly 93 

Lincoln  Sheep 94 

Leicester  Sheep 94 

Oxford  Sheep 94 

Cots  wold  Sheep 95 

vShropShire  Sheep 96 

Merjno  Sheep 97 

Winter  Feeding 98 

Sheep  Raising 100 

Ram-and  K wes 101 

The  Lambs 102 

Shearing' 103 

Raising  Goats 104 

Peculiar  Notion 105 

Introductory  Offer 107 

International  Colic  Cure... 108 

International  Honey-Tar  Foot 

Remedy 109 

International' Heave  Cure 110 

International  Pheno-Chloro. .  .111 
International  Harness  Soap...  112 

International  Gall  Cure 113 

International  Quick-Cleaner. . .  114 
International  Poultry  Food.  ..142 
International  Worm  Powder...  40 

Silver  Pine  Healing  Oil 32 

Money  in  Poultry 142 

Dorkings I'53 


Origin  of  the  Horse ;     1 

Hambletonian 2 

Speed  Producers 2 

Fredch  Coach  Horses ,,. .     4 

Thoroughbreds 4 

Ponies 4 

Clydesdale 6 

Percheron 6 

Cleveland  Bay 8 

Nortqau-Percheron 8 

Breeding  Horses 10 

Teaching  Colts 12 

Brood  Mares 14 

Saddle  Horses 16 

Digestion  of  the  Horse 18 

/farm  Horses 20 

Raising  Colts 22 

Jacks  aad  Mules 24 

How  to  Sell  Horses 26 

Coa*!  Horses   26 

Care  of  Legs 28 

Best  Grain  Feed 30 

Best  Plovv  Team , 30 

Barb  Wire  Injuries 32 

Cure  for  Barb- Wire  Injuries  ...  33 

A  Wonderful  Healer 38 

Worms  in  Horses 40 

How  to  Cure 41 

Short-Horn  Cattle 44 

Texas  Cattle 44 

The  Jerseys 46 

The  Alderncy 46 

The  Ayrshives 48 

Galloway  Cattle 48 

The  Gucrnreys 48 

Aberdeen-Angus 48 

Kerrs' Cattle ,  50 

Holstein-Fri  esian 50 

The  Devous 50 

The  Herefo rds 50 

Red  Pbtled  <"'!'.:>  .       52 

Thef.u<;se\- 52 

ijwiss  Cattle 52 

Bulls 54 

Dairyman 54 

Cows 56 

Calves ! 54 

Fattening  Cattle. 58 

War  Tax  on  Slock  Foods 62 

Not  in  a  Trust  64 

Cattle  Items 66 

The  Historic  Hog 70 

Chinese  Hog 70 

Lancashire  Hog 70 

Berkshire 70 

Poland-China 70 


Houdans 144 

Creoles / i-'i 

American  Javas .- l44 

Ostrich  Fowls 7  44 

Polands '45 

Wyandotte 145 

Gueldres 145 

Chicken  Cholera  Cure 145 

La  Fleche 146 

Hamburgs 146 

Plymouth  Rocks 147 

Laugshans 147 

Friz.'.led  Fowls 147 

Rumpless  Fowls 148 

Brown  Le^orns 148 

Cochin  Fowls 148 

An  Egg  Producer 148" 

Brahmas 149 

Black  Spanish 150' 

Game  Fowls 150 

Dominique 151 

Turkeys 152 

Geese 153 

Ducks 154 

Pheasants 156 

Chicken  Cholera 157 

Poultry  House 158 

Poultry  Pointers 159 

International  Poultry  Food 160 

Veterinary  Department. 120 

External  Parts  of  Horse 129 

Horse  Diseases,. . .'.: .  ...120  to  122 

Skeleton  of  the  Horse  ,.:. : 124 

Circulation  of  Horse. 125 

Internal  Organs..- 120 

Disease  Indications 126 

Practical  Swing. 128 

Skeleton  of  Sheep 129 

Skeleton  of  Cow 130 

Butchers'  Cuts ^31 

Skeleton  of  Hog 132 

Hog  Diseases 133 

Scab  in  .Sheep 134 

Parasites 135 

Skeleton  of  Chicken 136 

Internal  Organs , 137 

Sheep   Diseases. 129 

Cattle  Diseases 130 

Chicken  Diseases 156 

Residence  of  M,  Av.  Savage 139 

Private  Office  of  M.  W.  Savage. 141 
Office  of  International  Food  Coll9 

A  Consumption  Cure 118 

A  Salt  Rheum  Cure 116 

A  Blood  Purifie- 115 

Wonderful  Skin  Di'-easc  Crir-..U7 


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